Re: [Coworking] 10 Day Passes for the Month - How to control this?

2019-07-04 Thread Alex Linsker
I tell people it's an honor system, they self track. Works great. We have Community Guidelines (a code of conduct) which filters out people who can't do this before they would join. One person for one month went over one time and that was clear that month. I think in years, that's the only

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Values: Differentiating Openness and Accessibility

2019-07-04 Thread Alex Linsker
ccess to everything. Everybody is worthy of being here." Access, and openness. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fr

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coaching subscription

2019-01-23 Thread Alex Linsker
I think it could work, coworking providing business support services other than by members. I'd love to hear of examples where it did. One interesting model is the reverse - http://www.pregamehq.com And General Assembly started in NYC as coworking+classes, and then I think became only classes?

Re: [Coworking] Do you run a coworking space of roughly 700 m² = 7535 ft²

2019-01-23 Thread Alex Linsker
cash-flow positive before opening our second space. I'm looking to expand to up to 5 locations in Portland as the next phase; interested in loans at a 5% to 7% yearly interest rate - if you know people who are interested. https://collectiveagency*.co/* Alex -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner

Re: [Coworking] Coworking visa?

2019-01-17 Thread Alex Linsker
an increase in usage of the visa since we started a year ago. A Spanish-speaking homepage is at https://coworkingvisa.net/es/ and if you'd like to be involved in getting more venues involved, that'd be great. Alex -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner Collective Agency <https://collectiveagency.co/> • Cow

[Coworking] Re: Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs: Using Our Spaces for Good

2018-12-20 Thread Alex Linsker
here it's open to people regardless of how cool they are or what their perspective is and where I'm constantly surprised by the connections people make, where we have collective agency to make happen what we very much want - together and individually, where there are friendships for years and

Re: [Coworking] Managing printing / Printing client software

2018-08-10 Thread Alex Linsker
that the community guidelines are? whereas the more specific/prescriptive terms of service are like most common law/rules. If anyone's interested/knowledgeable in that, I'd love to chat about it or read book or article recommendations. -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner Collective Agency <https://collect

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Investors?

2018-08-03 Thread Alex Linsker
m what you want them to do, then pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars of rent for it over years. It's negotiable. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon On Friday, August 3, 2018, Alex Hillman wrote: > *"...if you need to multiply fast right?"* > > Fast growth

Re: [Coworking] International alliances-- partnerships

2018-06-08 Thread Alex Linsker
The Coworking Visa is hosted on multiple sites; another is https://coworkingvisa.net/ with over 100 up-to-date listings. There's one Coworking Visa and there are other listing sites too; each provides a different way to find spaces and see info. -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner Collective Agency

Re: [Coworking] Re: Becoming a Community Manager

2018-06-08 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Elena, My favorite book for leading a community and a culture has the subtitle: "Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization" https://www.amazon.com/Tribal-Leadership-Leveraging-Thriving-Organization/dp/0061251321 Alex -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner Collect

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

2018-04-20 Thread Alex Linsker
efully soon we will have at least two up-to-date websites of listings for the one Coworking Visa program, to keep each other more accountable and responsive, to provide a much better and more used Coworking Visa experience for our members and space owners, and to provide some UX choice. -Alex L

Re: [Coworking] Events & Dedicated Desks

2018-03-17 Thread Alex Linsker
events. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon https://collectiveagency.co/ -- 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 coworkin

[Coworking] Re: Do you have an broad age mix of members?

2018-03-08 Thread Alex Linsker
ere good sports about it but it was a continual issue for them until > the first one turned 18. > > On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 8:37:33 AM UTC+1, Alex Linsker wrote: >> >> Our youngest members were two guys who were 16 years old, they joined in >> our first year or two, were doin

[Coworking] Re: Do you have an broad age mix of members?

2018-03-04 Thread Alex Linsker
disruptive and always within the community guidelines we have. Members having children is much more common than when we started. The most common ages for children here now and then are 3 to 10 years old, some are frequent visitors over the years and feel like extended family. -Alex Linsker, Collective

[Coworking] Re: How to market to non-office needing coworkers?

2018-03-04 Thread Alex Linsker
Almost all of the memberships at Collective Agency are 'regular memberships' which are 'unlimited memberships' which are most similar to your '24/7' memberships. Back in the day, we *only* had regular memberships. https://collectiveagency.co/memberships/ >From a UX/product comparing

[Coworking] Re: How to know if people out there are looking for a coworking space/ be interested in one?

2018-01-04 Thread Alex Linsker
people to you who will pay for it, that's a good sign. >From that, if you can do pre-sales before you open, to cover all costs, that's a good sign. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon, https://collectiveagency.co/ On Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 6:26:45 AM UTC-8, Nikhil Kurtar

[Coworking] 10x growth in square footage for 'coworking' over 7 years

2017-12-31 Thread Alex Linsker
the history? Also, I'm interested in chatting regularly with folks on this group about marketing (marketing channels, branding, etc), in a peer/support group, maybe with monthly or weekly phone meetings - if anyone's interested, contact me at: -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner Collective Agency

[Coworking] Re: Writing a blog on plants/nature in the workplace. Any space operator want to be featured or have thoughts to contribute?

2017-12-18 Thread Alex Linsker
://www.instagram.com/p/BaKmD59hSrB/?taken-by=collectiveagency https://www.instagram.com/p/BaCm29YBkhp/?taken-by=collectiveagency -- Alex Linsker • Business Owner Collective Agency <https://collectiveagency.co/> • Coworking Spaces with Cozy Community (503) 517-6900 office • (503) 369-9174 mobile 3

Re: [Coworking] Re: Defining a "coworking" space as distinct from "office" space...a zoning ordinance question

2017-11-28 Thread Alex Linsker
I like how you wrote it! Very much. Quick suggestion: I might change "may contain" to "contains" so that Hostel International and other non-work uses aren't included (although I love those organizations)! I could run it by two of my real estate lawyers if you'd like, although they do practice

[Coworking] Re: Examples of Academic Coworking Spaces/Models

2017-11-15 Thread Alex Linsker
projects within the club. There was a lot going on. There were far more similarities than differences with the other coworking places I've worked at since then. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon https://collectiveagency.co/ On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 8:14:22 AM UTC-7, Sam Spu

[Coworking] Re: bread and circuses?

2017-10-18 Thread Alex Linsker
Craig, thanks for this, it's helpful to read to hear how you do it. I'm only seeing it for the first time now (did a search in this group for "marketing")! On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 9:36:31 AM UTC-8, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > > This is a good question Alex and at

Re: [Coworking] Community vs Corporate Setup in Coworking

2017-10-13 Thread Alex Linsker
s and dreams. > > If you find others who share those hopes and dreams in your city, and you > invite them to conspire with you to build something that can help lots of > other people find the belonging and support they need, you just might be on > your way to starting something

[Coworking] Community vs Corporate Setup in Coworking

2017-10-12 Thread Alex Linsker
hat fully. The others can happen in the same place over time, but they are 3 different ways to start from what I've seen. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from

[Coworking] Re: phone room for lots of calls at once?

2017-09-22 Thread Alex Linsker
on almost all the time? Thanks, Alex Linsker, Collective Agency On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 3:56:19 PM UTC-7, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > > Hey Alex, > > This is an interesting observation and something we probably all have seen > but not documented. We hav

[Coworking] Free Coworking Owner Mastermind

2017-09-12 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Tyler, I'm interested in the mastermind group. Collective Agency opened August 2011. We have 2 locations in Portland Oregon and are looking for a third. I'm especially interested in growing our marketing (increasing awareness to people who will become members for 3+ years). -Alex Linsker

[Coworking] phone room for lots of calls at once?

2017-08-05 Thread Alex Linsker
it) for people on phone or video calls many hours a day, vs a couple hours a day, vs almost never? -- -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co/> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 3050 SE Division, Suite 245 | Portland Oregon 97202 511 SW 10th Ave,

[Coworking] What are your favorite events you've attended at coworking spaces?

2017-07-21 Thread Alex Linsker
This is one of my favorites: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWv0PATBpaK/ Also, the weekly meetings at each location are my favorite. http://collectiveagency.co/events/ The first coworking I did was in 1999 at the Tisch Talent Guild (TTG) and the Tisch Undergraduate Student Council (TUSC) had

[Coworking] commercial property managers conference?

2017-05-18 Thread Alex Linsker
Is there a conference for commercial real estate property managers? I'm interested in learning how to think more like that, especially finance, operations, and strategy. Alex -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co/> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 36

[Coworking] Re: longest lease for coworking place?

2017-05-09 Thread Alex Linsker
from this group and all its topics, send an email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:;>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co/> (503) 517-6900 offic

Re: [Coworking] longest lease for coworking place?

2017-05-07 Thread Alex Linsker
) > *EAST: Downtown* | 529 S. Broadway, Ste 4000 (@Pershing Square) > > On Apr 30, 2017, at 8:27 PM, Alex Linsker <alexl...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > What's the longest lease for a coworking place or other businesses that > you know of that works well? Anything 15 or 20 y

[Coworking] longest lease for coworking place?

2017-04-30 Thread Alex Linsker
one balance that. Would love your perspectives and hearing about your own experiences. -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co/> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 3050 SE Division, Suite 245 | Portland Oregon 97202 1410 SW Morrison, Sui

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking interaction

2017-04-16 Thread Alex Linsker
This is a neat conversation, thanks to everyone for writing in it! As far as the introvert/extrovert goes, I'm definitely an extrovert, and most of our members are definitely introverts. I would recommend the book Impro by Keith Johnstone, and even more:

[Coworking] Traditional Office aspects in Coworking

2017-04-08 Thread Alex Linsker
People who pay for coworking are paying for some things, from tangible material objects to human values. I like asking people before maybe starting something new, "What would you pay for? Why? How much do you want that, on a scale of 1 to 5? How much would you pay for ___ which has that?" $

[Coworking] Re: Seeking recommendations for glass walls/offices

2017-03-26 Thread Alex Linsker
I'd suggest finding a local makerspace nearby and having them price and do it. Then it becomes more human than just a glass wall. If you run the options by your members, $4K (or $10K) for a 2-person quality phone booth built by localMakerspace that goes inThisSpot or $4K or ($10K) for _

[Coworking] Re: What does everyone use for checking users in?

2017-03-26 Thread Alex Linsker
Angel, I love how you write that. We have "honor system"/community guidelines if anyone asks how it's counted, and if anyone makes a face, I say, "you can tally it and if you want it to be tallied for you, we can make a Google Spreadsheet for you to add a 1 each time, or stick a Post-It note

Re: [Coworking] Question about commissions or bonuses for Community Managers

2017-03-22 Thread Alex Linsker
I agree with Alex Hillman, if I offered a commission I would want it to pay more if someone stays a member for 10 years than for 10 months. I don't see any problem with cash incentive to get members especially if a place is already paying cash for someone to do other things that members could

[Coworking] open book management/member-led budgeting

2017-03-09 Thread Alex Linsker
for/do we want to pay for additional conference rooms/phone rooms. What have you seen work well, and what have you seen not work well, with collective budgeting, or member-led committeee of any kind? -- -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co/> (50

[Coworking] coworking thesis

2017-03-08 Thread Alex Linsker
Coworking/coliving/sharing books with a focus on self-governing communities: - https://www.amazon.com/Commitment-Community-Communes-Sociological-Perspective/dp/0674145763 by Rosabeth Kanter and her company version https://www.amazon.com/Confidence-Winning-Streaks-Losing-Begin/dp/1400052912 -

Re: [Coworking] Is it possible for a space manager to leave for 2 weeks? What should I do to prepare?

2017-03-07 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Jeannine, I'm glad you've enjoyed the governance guidelines! http://collectiveagency.co/governance-guidelines/ All six of them were written iteratively and revised from a lot of feedback, and will be revised more if members have questions about them and/or want to revise them. The benefit

[Coworking] Pro's and con's

2017-03-06 Thread Alex Linsker
For starters: http://www.theonion.com/graphic/the-pros-and-cons-of-open-plan-offices-38377 For more in-depth, it depends on the level of culture. 5 levels summarized here, which are pros or cons: http://www.culturesync.net/toolbox/culturemeter-survey/ To get from one to the other, just start

Re: [Coworking] Is it possible for a space manager to leave for 2 weeks? What should I do to prepare?

2017-02-22 Thread Alex Linsker
ces, you're essentially *forced* to >> federate/delegate more? >> >> -Alex >> >> >> -- >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org >> Weekly Coworking Tips: http://co

Re: [Coworking] Is it possible for a space manager to leave for 2 weeks? What should I do to prepare?

2017-02-21 Thread Alex Linsker
Alex, I super-like how you wrote that. The 1 2 3 4 is a great system, it gives words to what I've been observing the past few months without words for it, many things went from 1 and 2 to 4 once our second membership location opened; two is easier than one. I'd be curious, what are 1's? I

[Coworking] Re: coworking beyond sharing office space

2017-02-21 Thread Alex Linsker
back when that was a new thing, and had volunteers for various projects, and got funding from the university which was distributed in various ways. We were part of a federation of other student clubs at NYU, with monthly meetings among 30 of us, representatives from each club. -Alex Linsker

[Coworking] Re: Introduction and Broker/Referral Question

2017-02-11 Thread Alex Linsker
Mark, what % of your members are from brokers? Do members also get a discount for referring, or not. What % of your members are referred total (not just word of mouth or online reviews, but "I learned about you through Sara" We have a referral program designed by our members (which enough

[Coworking] Re: bread and circuses?

2017-01-24 Thread Alex Linsker
mbers to take > advantage of like mobile oil changes, Gold's Gym Membership, mail and > printing services for example. > > On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 12:37:42 PM UTC-6, Alex Linsker wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I'm wondering when do you have the experience

[Coworking] bread and circuses?

2017-01-19 Thread Alex Linsker
and when it's bad? I'm curious for perspectives. Another way of asking it might be, what's a 'best practice' you have of members asking for things that cost $, and what's a challenge you have with members asking for things that cost $. Cooperatively, Alex -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective

Re: [Coworking] Recommended TED Talks - Your Favorites!

2016-12-22 Thread Alex Linsker
3 on business and self-governance: - https://youtu.be/chXsLtHqfdM Ernesto Sirolli - https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_novogratz_invests_in_ending_poverty#t-436978 Jacqueline Novogratz - https://youtu.be/xTkKSJSqU-I Dave Logan 3 on sharing: -

Re: [Coworking] Re: where do people of color cowork? (Podcast?)

2016-12-08 Thread Alex Linsker
demographics do we have data on at Collective Agency members currently?* *What labels would you like data on? Alex can research or guess. We don't ask members to self-identify on any identity labels. *Gender - binary and non-binary." On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:56:39 AM UTC-8

Re: [Coworking] Re: where do people of color cowork? (Podcast?)

2016-12-06 Thread Alex Linsker
ed it), it came out of a vision/values survey which included the governance questions above. 3 members who very much want something is enough for us to make it happen. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 3:37:29 AM UTC-8, Bernie J Mitchell wrote: > > I have been th

[Coworking] where do people of color cowork?

2016-12-04 Thread Alex Linsker
% persons of color, and how do the individuals self-identify? - we're open to reframing the questions too. Thanks! Alex Linsker, Collective Agency -- -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 322 NW Sixth Ave,

Re: [Coworking] Coworking "chains"?

2016-11-08 Thread Alex Linsker
Thanks for the list. What are more non-U.S. coworking chains, especially from non-Western cultures, and especially from Scandinavian cultures with better socialism than the U.S.? -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are

Re: [Coworking] Re: Examples of partnerships and franchises

2016-10-07 Thread Alex Linsker
to be blocked off for a new conference room to be built). Alex Linsker On Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 1:29:49 AM UTC-7, Ramon Suarez wrote: > > Can you please explain what you mean? Maybe an example will help me > understand :) > > Ramon Suarez > Author: http://cow

[Coworking] Re: Slack for Coworking

2016-09-22 Thread Alex Linsker
We just started a Slack channel. How do you set guidelines, and what do you do if one person is trying to make rules (or is coming across as a downer) that other people aren't into? Do you and members facilitate Slack online similarly to how you facilitate the physical coworking place? It

[Coworking] Re: Examples of partnerships and franchises

2016-09-16 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Ramon, Thanks for asking. I'm interested in this as well. Currently we are doing pre-sales led by members to open additional locations. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 2:42:20 AM UTC-7, Ramon Suarez wrote: > > Hi all, > > I would like to loo

[Coworking] Re: Monthly Costs for a business plan

2016-09-16 Thread Alex Linsker
Angel, that looks great. Also I'd add city and state fees such as permits and licenses, and marketing if there is any desired budget for that. On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 8:10:30 AM UTC-7, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Hi, > Here is a template we put together to help new spaces with

[Coworking] Re: How do you build community?

2016-08-05 Thread Alex Linsker
the membership page and setting the rates. Workplace democracy is the best way for large groups of people to become friends at work here. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency http://collectiveagency.co/ On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 9:22:31 AM UTC-7, Carolyn Cirillo wrote: > > I am working on

Re: [Coworking] Abridged summary of coworking@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

2016-08-04 Thread Alex Linsker
Portland Oregon's women-owned coworking places are: Pep Coworking, and ADX. (And depending on your definition of ownership, maybe: Hatch, and Collective Agency.) In NYC: Impact Hub NYC (formerly GreenSpaces NYC). -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

2016-07-23 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Alex, Thanks so much for sharing this! I love seeing explicit guidelines for interactions/decisions. It inspired me to think about how Collective Agency is similar and different, and vision. We have Community Guidelines (9 rules and a preface) which I look to whenever a 'decision' comes up

[Coworking] Do we need to be friends with all of our coworkers?

2016-07-22 Thread Alex Linsker
Why do people most value your place and community? How often do they want the things they say they value? You are the leader with the rudder steering the ship; express your wants and whys. However it is fine if what you want (your why) is different from what all or most members want to pay for

[Coworking] Re: How to manage Internet Bandwidth Usage for Power Users

2016-07-16 Thread Alex Linsker
What we do is our internet provider automatically caps the bandwidth per device, and after 5 minutes of high continuous usage that bandwidth is then halved (but still enough for reliable Google chat). People are super-happy with it. 99% of the time it's super-fast for everybody and 1% of the

[Coworking] Principles for workplace democracy?

2016-07-09 Thread Alex Linsker
of travel and choice of residence, employment, and education. Thanks! Alex -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200 | Portland, Oregon 97209 -- Visit this forum on

Re: [Coworking] Re: previous threads on having multiple locations?

2016-07-01 Thread Alex Linsker
the internet phone/video chat things like Skype too, where I'm 'alexlinsker'. Alex -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200 | Portland, Oregon 97209 On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 2:31 AM, Matt

Re: [Coworking] Re: previous threads on having multiple locations?

2016-07-01 Thread Alex Linsker
, the same way we currently have variety of photos with humans (which attract most people more) and photos without humans (which attract some other people more). Alex http://collectiveagency.co/ -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co> (503) 517-6900 office

[Coworking] previous threads on having multiple locations?

2016-06-24 Thread Alex Linsker
governance for the organization overall? Thanks, Alex Linsker http://CollectiveAgency.co/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and s

[Coworking] Re: Mentors for Business Growth

2016-05-16 Thread Alex Linsker
people. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency http://collectiveagency.co/ On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 12:59:35 PM UTC-7, Trudi Eisenhour wrote: > > We have been exploring integrating mentors into our coworking space. I > have looked at office hours and slack channel usage, but I'm curious how

[Coworking] minimum length of memberships that are beneficial for you?

2016-05-16 Thread Alex Linsker
-term friendships are highly valued by members, and most people stay much more than that, but I'm hesitant to enforce or tell people a minimum length of membership before they sign up. Thanks, Alex Linsker, Collective Agency http://collectiveagency.co/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http

Re: [Coworking] Parking

2016-05-13 Thread Alex Linsker
; am wondering if providing different amenities at each location has worked for anyone, and how? Thanks, Alex Linsker, http://CollectiveAgency.co/ On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 5:34:23 AM UTC-8, Jerome wrote: > > We just implemented a new policy: we issued out parking permits to hang

Re: [Coworking] Advice Requested - New Space in NY

2016-05-11 Thread Alex Linsker
sales for you and know it will stay theirs. Have monthly meetings with them, open to members and the public, and they know what their people want. Then you have a pluralistic community-of-communities, and are well on your way to being a workplace democracy. Alex Linsker, http://CollectiveAgency.co

[Coworking] offering mail at what $ amount: to all members, or some?

2016-04-29 Thread Alex Linsker
140 people (an early goal) supports the value of openness and the values people have in Portland of wanting their place to grow and grow. Alex -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency <http://collectiveagency.co> (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 322 NW Sixth Ave, Sui

Re: [Coworking] Co-ops and Coworking: the best-kept secret in coworking.

2016-04-02 Thread Alex Linsker
not? How do various members think about the future? I'm interested in the principle of subsidiarity/federation/localism for opening additional locations; is that something you've thought about, and if so, how would new locations interact with the current location? Alex Linsker, Collective Agency

Re: [Coworking] Co-ops and Coworking: the best-kept secret in coworking.

2016-04-02 Thread Alex Linsker
last for 9 months without becoming a major problem). People coming in free, see what it is right now, and can verbalize it, and be heard, and solve it, and even lead it, in an appreciative, openness, productive workplace democracy. Curious to hear more thoughts/questions/similar models. Al

Re: [Coworking] Co-ops and Coworking: the best-kept secret in coworking.

2016-03-29 Thread Alex Linsker
model" between being a workers coop and a buyers/members coop. We are a member organization of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives; sister companies in Portland include Equal Exchange, People's Food Coop, and CityBikes. We were a member of WorldBlu and won awards in 2013. Alex Linsker,

Re: [Coworking] Re: Startup Valuation

2016-03-05 Thread Alex Linsker
I had Collective Agency valued in 2012. Contact me at a...@collectiveagency.co if you want to see the methods; I would charge to share that information privately. Alex Linsker -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you

[Coworking] Re: Revenue models for workshops

2016-01-23 Thread Alex Linsker
that support that? What are your priorities that do not support that? -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http://collectiveagency.co On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 5:17:42 PM UTC-8, Trudi Eisenhour wrote: > > Hi All! I'm curious about revenue models on workshops that your

[Coworking] Re: Our first 18 months: we doubled our revenue, and we're still losing money.

2016-01-21 Thread Alex Linsker
want your role to be / what tasks do you want to do that you're great at? Alex Linsker, Collective Agency http://collectiveagency.co On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 4:06:09 PM UTC-8, Dana Cofer wrote: > > Matt, > > Thank you so much for sharing this information. I have been w

[Coworking] Re: Ideas for flexible mail delivery?

2015-12-09 Thread Alex Linsker
? Could you pay someone to do it or find another way to make your work on it fun? -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http://colllectiveagency.co On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 11:55:11 AM UTC-8, Megan Holcomb wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am exploring options for a f

Re: [Coworking] Stats of our first 5 years coworking

2015-11-26 Thread Alex Linsker
hile doing it, don't do it. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http://CollectiveAgency.co -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from

[Coworking] Children in a coworking space

2015-11-20 Thread Alex Linsker
We have community guidelines which cover this: http://collectiveagency.co/community-guidelines Holding people accountable is then expected, once started. It is amazing and joyful and appreciative. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon -- Visit this forum on the web at http

[Coworking] BuddyPress?

2015-11-03 Thread Alex Linsker
and a separate additional Wordpress site would be the next most likely option. Thanks, Alex Linsker http://collectiveagency.co -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking&q

Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

2015-10-23 Thread Alex Linsker
, inspiration, friendships. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

[Coworking] Re: How Niche Can You Go?

2015-10-17 Thread Alex Linsker
I've seen. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency in Portland Oregon -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

[Coworking] Cowork benefits that don't have to be used within the physical space?

2015-10-15 Thread Alex Linsker
priorities. Any group will value some things a lot. If they value getting a deal and price savings over other things, then that's good to know and prioritize. If they don't, then it's good to minimize. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency in Portland Oregon -- Visit this forum on the web at http

[Coworking] Membership pricing and structure, add on amenities, etc

2015-10-14 Thread Alex Linsker
, but through online community? Also, do you have a sense of how much your more inexpensive memberships reduced your number of more expensive memberships? Thanks, Alex Linsker -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you

[Coworking] organization website vs coworking space website

2015-10-14 Thread Alex Linsker
are member-led, a workplace democracy, so soon I will ask members. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency in Portland Oregon. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To u

Re: [Coworking] Do you have 'anchor' members?

2015-08-21 Thread Alex Linsker
Alex, thanks for sharing the 'why' parts of your email. I've been working on updating values, mission and vision for Collective Agency with staff and members and your blog post is super-helpful as an example. Is anyone else here working on this? Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland

Re: [Coworking] Who has agreements w/ outside groups?

2015-07-25 Thread Alex Linsker
for something, no one is responsible, is a belief I have. But individuals can work together, and responsible decisive responsive leaders, and setting assertive limits, and systems and processes, is the best. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon -- Visit this forum on the web

[Coworking] Re: What were your initial build-out costs?

2015-07-16 Thread Alex Linsker
, and then we modified it. Buildouts of $10,000 or $30,000 might happen in the future, but aren't needed. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http://collectiveagency.co On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 8:28:52 AM UTC-7, jo...@ironfire.co wrote: Hey All, I've been developing my plan

[Coworking] room temperature for members?

2015-07-16 Thread Alex Linsker
? It came up today and I'm trying a local floor heater that blows hot air towards a person, and am wondering if you have favorite models, or other solutions? Alex Linsker, Collective Agency -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you

[Coworking] Re: Open Coworking: It's time to talk about it!

2015-07-02 Thread Alex Linsker
to facilitating that group and open to others facilitating instead. It would need at least 6 people. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency business owner (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200 | Portland, Oregon 97209 -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com

[Coworking] Re: Funding Expansion? Open Desks vs Dedicated Desks

2015-03-17 Thread Alex Linsker
I like Angel's ideas. Collective Agency in Portland Oregon has almost no memberships with reserved desks, no private offices (it's less fun), and almost all memberships with open seating. All staff and business owners are paid. http://collectiveagency.co -- Visit this forum on the web at

Re: [Coworking] Member Growth first months - 1 Year

2015-03-09 Thread Alex Linsker
% was from members, and then I flipped the revenue model, which works well for recurring revenue. -Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http://collectiveagency.co -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [Coworking] Who's looking for a virtual co-working group?

2015-01-20 Thread Alex Linsker
coworking counts, and would have many of the same issues but different solutions and fun and innovation as coworking, and I think would benefit this group. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:29:12 AM UTC-8, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wrote: J.C.'s

[Coworking] Who's looking for a virtual co-working group?

2015-01-18 Thread Alex Linsker
of starts as one in-person all-day coworking meeting, then a monthly meeting, then weekly, then in a no-charge space like a living room, cafe or a favor at an office, then getting its own place. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon. -- Visit this forum on the web at http

[Coworking] Re: Member board/photos

2015-01-14 Thread Alex Linsker
-this relaxed feel. We tried online bios years ago, but that quickly did not work -- it wasn't supporting the reasons why we exist (in the minds of the people who are willing to value us by paying), and actually detracted value. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon http

[Coworking] Re: Wired vs Wireless?? Does anyone use wired anymore?

2015-01-08 Thread Alex Linsker
to give people the option. Power cords are very similar in terms of accessibility with floor routing and hubs. I love the 'hub-and-spoke' model for many things. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency, Portland Oregon (sent from my phone) -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com

Re: [Coworking] Starting a new coworking space while employed fulltime

2014-12-24 Thread Alex Linsker
and having fun with it. Alex -- Alex Linsker | Business Owner Collective Agency | CollectiveAgency.co (503) 517-6900 office | (503) 369-9174 mobile 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200 | Portland, Oregon 97209 -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because

Re: [Coworking] community manager vs business owner, and sales?

2014-12-09 Thread Alex Linsker
, in general. What's the reason for these questions being asked now? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 12:42 AM, Alex Linsker alexl...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: This past month I've had a lot of business choices to make. I'd be interested in hearing other people's

[Coworking] community manager vs business owner, and sales?

2014-12-08 Thread Alex Linsker
This past month I've had a lot of business choices to make. I'd be interested in hearing other people's perspective from similar businesses/communities. For coworking places that earn enough to pay salaries to all staff including the owners, I'd be interested to hear: - How do the community

[Coworking] Pricing for small groups

2014-10-25 Thread Alex Linsker
honoring the most. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.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

Re: [Coworking] Importance of space

2014-09-24 Thread Alex Linsker
/_/dict.aspx?word=space I don't sell space in a community, I sell place in a community. Alex -- Alex Linsker Collective Agency's Community Organizer / Proprietor (503) 517-6900 http://collectiveagency.co Tax and Conversation's Statewide Community Organizer (503) 517-6904

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