[Coworking] Re: Price hikes

2011-11-21 Thread Jazzman3
Julian: Thanks for you question about raising prices at your coworking space. Nancy I recently met with our DurangoSpace advisory board and they recommended we consider a 20% increase (for 2012). So we are working through options, on both our membership rates and our room/ space rates.

[Coworking] Re: full circle

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
Mark: Glad you were able to re-start and satisfy your serial coworking urgings. What are you doing the same? What are you doing differentely with AnoCo (as compared to your previous coworking venture in Boise? Jasper On Aug 3, 10:34 pm, Mark Gilbreath mfgilbre...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Y'all

[Coworking] Re: Sample membership agreements?

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
John: Jasper here from Durango, CO, where Nancy Wharton I co-manage DurangoSpace LLC http://durangospace.com We are using an Acceptable Use Policy approach, vs. a membership agreement. I guess they are similar docs along the continuum. Just drop us an e- mail, and will send a copy.

[Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
Chad: We researched this as we worked on DurangoSpace (prior to our Feb 1st opening this year). Here are the rules of thumb we came across: For each coworker, you need about 100 SF, so our 2,600 SF DurangoSpace facility can handle about 20 to 25 people (coworking, meetings, casual space).

[Coworking] Milking your Opening as long as possible, Jasper

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
Josh: We milked our opening for about 4 months, as we need all the publicity we could get. So a pre-launch reception for invited list to check out space (January 2011) A soft opening, with minimal fanfare in early Feb 2011, and we landed a follow up story from local paper A formal grand

[Coworking] Re: Office Space (restrooms)

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
Jonathan: For our 2600 SF DurangoSpace facility we have one restroom.That is adequate, but for larger meetings (we can seat up to 25 in our main workroom, if it is morphed into a conference room), one restroom gets dicey. So we pre-clean, during the meeting clean and post-clean. On

[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
Angel: Hello from Durango.Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for craft beer and locally roasted coffee. And one of my consulting clients (my other job) is a locally based coffee roaster (Desert Sun Coffee) www.desertsuncoffee.com So that is what we use exclusively. So you

[Coworking] Re: Cohere is Full! Holy Crap!

2011-05-19 Thread Jazzman3
Angel: And sorry to miss you on recent trip to Ft. Collins.I'll try to stop by on next trip through. Jasper On May 19, 2:07 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote: 14 months in, Cohere has just sold the last daytime membership. We're at capacity and moving to a wait list. We're

[Coworking] Welcome to coworking in Colorado, Jasper

2011-05-19 Thread Jazzman3
Steve: Welcome to coworking in Colorado and the greater global community! Stay on our Google groups coworking pages, as you'll learn alot. And take some trips to visit your fellow coworking locations in Colorado. Also in Austin, SF Bay Area, NYC and other hotspots for coworking. Not just

[Coworking] Re: Marketing Coworking Spaces

2011-05-16 Thread Jazzman3
Drew: Each coworking space and location have unique marketing approaches. None of us have large marketing or advertising budget. We don't have it figured out, but here is want seems to be working. Nancy (who is co-managing) is a great advocate and champion of coworking in Durango. Some

[Coworking] Re: hot seat / flex plans?

2011-05-03 Thread Jazzman3
Bianca- Some great dialog on various member plans. As compared to Angel (Cohere) and Alex (IndyHall), we are newbies on the block at DurangoSpace. Our version of the basic monthly is our Casual Space (copied from someone in coworking!), with is $50 per month and you receive 3 day passes

[Coworking] Re: New Co-working space in Burlingame SFBay

2011-05-03 Thread Jazzman3
Stephen: My son (and family), my brother (and family) and my Mom live out in the SF Bay area. I may see if I can stop by during a Bay area family trip. Jasper Jasper Welch DurangoSpace, LLC http://durangospace.com Durango, CO USA On Apr 20, 10:48 am, Stephen Weir stephen.l.w...@gmail.com

[Coworking] On-line Booking options

2011-04-12 Thread Jazzman3
For on-line booking for your coworking space We have looked at Cobot, Genbooks, BookFresh and Evenues What are you using? why is is working? Not working? Thanks! Jasper DurangoSpace http://durangospace.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[Coworking] Ins out of security deposits for group use of space? Jasper

2011-01-22 Thread Jazzman3
Dear Coworking peers and groupies Let's talk about security (damage) deposits for groups that use the Coworking facilities?Any ideas? I've seen any security deposit waived for members, but charged for non-members.And what amount? $100?Ideas welcome. Jasper DurangoSpace Durango,

[Coworking] Re: Location: Old Mansion or Office Building

2011-01-07 Thread Jazzman3
To our friends at Denver Coworking What space?What do your members or potential members want? Managing the space? Managing the members? Really the essential questions raised in the course of setting up coworking space. Some guiding principles: 1) Have members and/or potential

[Coworking] Re: Hi Everybody

2010-12-22 Thread Jazzman3
Chuck: Nice start-up with the Works. When did you open? We are getting ready (January 2011) to open DurangoSpace in Durango, Colorado in about 3 weeks. Nancy I work together as consultants (www.clientfocusedsolutions.com) and this is our most recent (ad)venture. A soft opening like yours.

[Coworking] Re: What do you sit on?

2010-12-22 Thread Jazzman3
Jessica; Congrats on your new coworking space in Longmont, CO. Nancy Wharton I are management consultants based in Durango, CO www.clientfocusedsolutions.com that are co-managers of DurangoSpace, scheuduled to open about when you are. And we are at about the same place as you, trying to

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Missoula, Montana

2010-12-18 Thread Jazzman3
Steve: Good (snowy) morning from Durango, CO.We are starting DurangoSpace in January 2011 here in Durango, CO. Jury is still out on how it will work, but we are ready to launch. Here is what we've done so far: 1) Six months of research, and 3 months of business planning. Maybe more

[Coworking] Re: Co-working in Missoula, Montana

2010-12-18 Thread Jazzman3
Harold: Any progress on your coworking project in Missoula, MT. We are getting ready to launch DurangoSpace here in Durango, CO in January 2010.And do you know what may be happening in Bozeman, MT?I have a friend who is an editor there, you'd be interesting in Montana- based cooworking,

[Coworking] Re: INTRODUCTION: Ty Bohannon - Centennial, CO

2010-12-18 Thread Jazzman3
Ty: Jasper here, from Durango, CO. We are opening DurangoSpace in early January 2011. Since you have been coworking in a number of locations, what are the top 5 or 10 learnings you've experienced. I've been in consulting for 20 years, run a business incubator www.sjc-enterprisecenter.com for

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

2010-12-12 Thread Jazzman3
Dear Coworking Community: After hearing Jeremy Neuner http://nextspace.us/team at the spring National Business Incubation Association conference in Orlando, FL, I was intrigued by the coworking movement. Thanks to Chris Reddin (Grand Junction Business Incubator) for inviting Jeremy to