[Coworking] Smallest viable office size?

2018-01-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Curious if any of you have pushed the limit of how small a micro-office could be? There are so many people who are just always on the phone or meeting clients for coaching or whatnot and can't work in the open area but are dying for the coworking community. What is your smallest office size?

Re: [Coworking] Re: Managing printing / Printing client software

2018-08-14 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
@jerome do you get the revenue share kickbacks from printwithme? Curious if a small space would have any chance of getting a kickback when our printing volume is so low. On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 5:02:11 PM UTC-6, Jerome wrote: > > Try PrintWithMe. We like it > > Jerome > > On Aug 10, 2018,

[Coworking] Re: Coworking space names

2018-04-09 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Be sure to do a lot of google research on all of them. Greenspaces is well established in Colorado and Work Bar is one of the OG spaces in Boston. Even though you're in a different part of the world, google cares little for that :) On Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 4:33:22 PM UTC-6,

[Coworking] Re: Who wants to test the new Coworking Visa platform?

2018-04-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Tony, I just added Cohere and it was SUPER easy. Thank you for refreshing this valuable resource!!! Angel On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 10:09:26 AM UTC-6, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > Howdy folks, > > I'm excited to finally be sharing a new platform for the Coworking Visa! > > *Key points about

[Coworking] Re: WiFi HW recommendations

2018-03-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Unifi has changed my life. I do an even simpler setup in my 2,500 ft2 spread over 4 floors. We have just 3 of the unifi AP pros sprinkled around and they go to a PoE switch (off brand) I got for $50 on amazon. I don't use any of the analytics or dashboard or cloud stuff unless I'm adding

[Coworking] Re: Lighting your space (Alex Hillman?)

2018-03-02 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
+7 on the track lighting hack. I REALLY hate track lighting because it's always beaming into my brain. We used a version of track lighting at Bandwidth and immediately turned all the bulbs to face up and out towards the walls. It's such a great method to get lots of light reflecting off of

[Coworking] Finding Reasonable Insurance required by Co-working operator

2018-09-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I think you are looking for renter’s insurance. A quick call to your home or car insurance agent should help you add this to your current policy. My members pay less than $10/mo to cover their things left in my space in the event of disaster or theft. -- You received this message because you

[Coworking] help?

2018-09-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Check out deskmag.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit

[Coworking] Re: Running Coworking During a Recession....

2018-10-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I *just* wrote an article on Recession-Proofing your Coworking Business https://www.diycoworking.com/blog/2018/10/24/how-to-recession-proof-your-coworking-business Angel On Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 5:04:27 PM UTC-6, Carl Sullivan wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > I have seen with increasing

Re: [Coworking] Re: Running Coworking During a Recession....

2018-11-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Jeanine, I remember this woman who was familiar with Cohere but was working in a regular job in the next town. She showed up on our doorstep one day after lunch and proclaimed, "I just got laid off. I didn't want to go home so I came here instead." A On Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 3:37:30

[Coworking] Re: Coworking for Therapists/Counselors

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
There are two well-established ones that I am familiar with http://somavida.net/ in Austin, TX https://www.boulderhealinghub.com/ in Boulder, CO Angle On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 1:26:22 PM UTC-6, Penny Mechley-Porter wrote: > > Hello, Do any of you have experience starting a coworking space

[Coworking] Re: Want to start up...should I buy or lease a co-working space?

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
You needn't worry about whether to rent or buy until you do about 100 other steps first to establish that there are real people interested in what you want to do. Most of the chapters in my latest coworking workbook have hands-on activities you can complete over the course of a few weeks to

[Coworking] Re: office space vs open space--what is a good percentage today?

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I think this space would be very workable to do coworking. I would recommend soft/lounge seating in the lobby, desk seating in your open area and yes to making one office a meeting room though I would keep it flexible as possibly a phone room/meeting room to start. Adding a kitchenette would

[Coworking] Re: Running Coworking During a Recession....

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
optimism and making the really tough decisions, and having the > faith to know when each was the required course. And, that no matter what, > I'd survive. > > On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 1:34:13 PM UTC-7, Angel Kwiatkowski > wrote: >> >> I *just* wrote an article

Re: [Coworking] Re: Running Coworking During a Recession....

2018-11-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
festation of recession and whether it would go away as soon as the >> economy took an upturn. >> >> To which I sad then as I say now, come back in ten years, we'll see then >> who's still standing. >> >> On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 4:22:10 PM UTC+1, Angel K

[Coworking] Re: Crowdsourcing ideas for the Ultimate Leasing checklist/procedure/strategies

2018-10-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Here is a better link for the community cultivator training we use at Cohered. Clearly trying to share via the app on my phone at 6am was a mistake! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmg2hUbpGpQLFfgG1oZtsYmWdpyAr-AOOgGumOtv_Vs/edit?usp=sharing More resources at https://diycoworking.com

[Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I wrote a step by step book on how to do this. Find it at https://diycoworking.com. Angel On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 2:17:47 PM UTC-6, Michael Jon wrote: > > Hello, all! I've recently begun the journey to open up a coworking space > in my city. After reading through various postings,

[Coworking] Crowdsourcing ideas for the Ultimate Leasing checklist/procedure/strategies

2018-10-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Here is a link to the doc I use to train Cohere’s community cultivators https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmg2hUbpGpQLFfgG1oZtsYmWdpyAr-AOOgGumOtv_Vs More resources at https://diycoworking.com Angel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking"

[Coworking] Waitlist Policy?

2019-01-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I give priority placement on the list to people who are members already in the flex space. It has worked great! Angel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [Coworking] Coworking visa?

2019-01-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
@will thanks for this. I haven’t been able to put my frustration into words over the creation of the second list. You did it well and without saying fuck as many times as I would have. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To

Re: [Coworking] Pandora stations for coworking space

2018-09-17 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
+1 for Emancipator radio (on google play for us). Good vibe music without lyrics. We've only had to skip one song because the background in it sounded like a car alarm! Angel On Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 7:41:44 AM UTC-6, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > Ooh boy, I love this topic! > > Music in

[Coworking] Re: coworking building without parking spaces

2019-02-25 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
In my experience, the only time members get squinchy about lack of parking is when their clients who are meeting them in the coworking space complain about lack of parking. Angel On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:26:41 PM UTC-7, Michael Jon wrote: > > I've spent about 6 months now looking at

[Coworking] Re: WIFi --anyone using a MESH network?

2019-02-25 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Unifi 4 lyfe! On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 2:09:48 AM UTC-7, AK wrote: > > Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network > is a good investment. > > We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet > (about 25megs DL and 10 up--ha!)--

[Coworking] Re: Cowork staffing for a new space

2019-02-25 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Knowing that you won't start with 135 members out of the gate, I would recommend sectioning out your building and only "opening" a couple areas at a time. This will up your physical density to improve the energy and make it easier for you to see and help people as they arrive/move in the space.

[Coworking] Re: building the community

2019-02-25 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
There are step by step guides for your first meetings in my book at https://www.diycoworking.com/shop/ultimate-coworking-launch-sequence-ebook Angel ps. gather email addresses! On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 2:46:33 AM UTC-7, superio...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hey Guys! > > Tomorrow is my first

Re: [Coworking] Co-Working Membership Software?!?!? HAAAAALP!!

2019-02-09 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I have used Cobot for years. Adding a few strategic “zaps” with Zapier filled in the gaps I needed without much headache. In fact, because Zapier is ALWAYS working by monitoring several triggers for me, I end up working LESS than I would if I had to go into my coworking software to tick a box

[Coworking] Re: Starting a cowork group community before opening a spca

2019-01-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
HI, I have written lots of tips and tricks over at https://diycoworking.com. Check out the blog there. https://www.diycoworking.com/blog/2018/2/23/how-to-get-your-first-coworking-members https://www.diycoworking.com/blog/2018/2/12/how-to-raise-money-for-your-coworking-space-without-investors

[Coworking] Re: Buildout with Emagispace - has anyone used them?

2019-01-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I think Shelley at Orange Coworking in Austin used these. On Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 1:32:53 PM UTC-7, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > > I am looking to change up my layout a bit with a small wall that is going > to be around 9' x 7' with a door and a window. I got a bid

<    1   2   3   4   5