[Coworking] Re: Coworking for Small Companies (2-3 People)

2010-12-15 Thread Angel K
Our space has mostly 1 person companies but we did just recently get a 2 person company (we also just send one bill). I've also seen startups where only one of them buys a membership b/c their particular work style works better in a coworking space rather than home/coffee shop. Ah, the beauty and

[Coworking] Re: Want to start a coworking space? How to know when your community is ready.

2010-12-15 Thread Angel K
We started in a temporary space. The business incubator loaned us this sort of awkward overly large reception area. We'd drag tables and chairs from the back and huddle around outlets (sometimes sharing an outlet and toggling back and forth!). There were also no amenities like a coffee pot so we

[Coworking] Re: New Coworking (DurangoSpace) in Durango, CO

2010-12-14 Thread Angel K
, Angel K fccowork...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jasper! Congrats on starting another space in Colorado! We're thrilled to have you. -Angel of Cohere Coworking Community in Fort Collins, CO On Dec 12, 9:51 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Coworking Community: After

[Coworking] Re: My Intro

2010-12-14 Thread Angel K
Hi! Hooray for flexibility in a weird economy! Here's my advice for all people who want to add coworking into the same space as your existing business. Avoid a prosthetic limb approach when you're trying to add coworking into your existing office area. Whether it's just you or you + some

[Coworking] Re: My Intro

2010-12-14 Thread Angel K
, if you don't mind. That's brilliant. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Angel K fccowork...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Hooray for flexibility in a weird economy! Here's my advice for all people who want to add coworking into the same

[Coworking] Re: The first Global Coworking Survey

2010-12-14 Thread Angel K
Hi Lukas--wondering how many responses you've gotten so far? On Dec 9, 5:42 am, lukas.dp lukas...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Coworking Community My name is Lukas De Pellegrin and I am a student of architecture at the Technical University of Berlin. I am currently working on my diploma thesis,

[Coworking] Re: New Coworking (DurangoSpace) in Durango, CO

2010-12-13 Thread Angel K
Hi Jasper! Congrats on starting another space in Colorado! We're thrilled to have you. -Angel of Cohere Coworking Community in Fort Collins, CO On Dec 12, 9:51 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Coworking Community: After hearing Jeremy Neunerhttp://nextspace.us/team at the spring

[Coworking] Re: Savannah Georgia

2010-12-09 Thread Angel K
Hi! Welcome. You can check out this part of the coworking wiki to see if others have expressed interest in coworking in your area http://wiki.coworking.info/w/page/25870863/CoworkingSavannahGA You might check around on meetup.com groups in your area or google jelly savannah. Happy hunting! Angel

[Coworking] Re: Interns helping with coworking

2010-12-03 Thread Angel K
My answers are nested below...    1. How many people here host internships? Me!    2. How do you find and attract interns to your coworking space? We go through the University so they get credit. Our college has internship coordinators assigned to each department so it's fairly simple.    3.

[Coworking] Re: Start Up Spread Sheet

2010-12-02 Thread Angel K
HI Rob, I have an 1,100 sqft space in Colorado and with 0 refurbishing, other than changing one paint color, my start up costs were $20,000. I thought it would be 10,000 but the old rule of doubling what you think held true! This space is currently home to 31 members, the majority of whom use the

[Coworking] Re: Targeting The Right Members

2010-11-19 Thread Angel K
Hi, A recent post on the global coworking blog should help shed some light on your problem. If you market your physical amenities, you'll attract people who want those physical amenities. If you promote your values and their importance, you'll attract people with the same ideals.

[Coworking] Re: Collaboration

2010-11-16 Thread Angel K
Angel, I'm intrigued to hear about how required social events go for you - I'm pretty sure that wouldn't go over very well at our office, but I am often wrong. :) ---Oh geez, none of our functions or events are mandatory. That would send the members running for the hills! On Nov 16, 6:20 am,

[Coworking] Re: Google Coupons

2010-11-16 Thread Angel K
I've had various coupons running on Google Places (the free ones not the paid ones). No one has ever redeemed however I did run across one recently for a coworking space that was Free High Fives which I thought was hilarious and probably more successful than a traditional coupon! On Nov 11, 3:42 

[Coworking] Re: UPDATE: Coworking Handbook

2010-11-16 Thread Angel K
+1 for google docs. I can't open the .ods file and I really want to see all of your hard work! On Nov 16, 10:48 am, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: Holy wow Stephanie, this is incredible! This is a great resource that can be extremely useful for researchers, first timers, and

[Coworking] Re: Quit marketing your stuff, start marketing your values

2010-11-16 Thread Angel K
Susan, Thanks for contributing this great content to the global coworking blog. Feel free to post your reactions and comments there too! http://blog.coworking.com/ On Nov 16, 2:11 pm, Tara Hunt t...@shwowp.com wrote: RE: We also happen to have wifi. :) ...sometimes ;P (lucky we sell culture,

[Coworking] Re: SXSW accomodations

2010-11-11 Thread Angel K
SAD! I already have a place to stay but let me know where ya'll are crashing! On Nov 11, 1:52 pm, Iris Kavanagh iriskavan...@gmail.com wrote: Cool! Seems like there's some interest. I'll do some research and report back :) ~ iris @slickiris nextspace.us On Nov 11, 2010, at 7:24 AM, jesse

[Coworking] Re: Collaboration

2010-11-11 Thread Angel K
+1 to what has already been said and I'd also like to add that sometimes I orchestrate situations that REQUIRE people to socialize. This is a little different from collaboration but I think you have to know each other fairly well before you can collaborate effectively. I've been married to a hard

[Coworking] Re: Storage Lockers

2010-11-11 Thread Angel K
Are the members asking for locking storage? I thought this would be an issue at the beginning so I bought 4 locking file cabinets. No one locks them and none of the members have asked for additional secure storage but this might just be our space+ it's always staffed when open so maybe that

[Coworking] Re: Tracking Jobs Created

2010-11-03 Thread Angel K
I volunteered in an incubator for 5 months and job creation was always on the goal list and those jobs had to pay more than $70,000 to be counted in their metrics. Lots of people live quite comfortably on far less than $70,000 a year and the median wage range in my town is $45,000 so I'm not sure