Re: [Coworking] Re: Are you the Founder of a rural or tiny coworking space?

2018-12-02 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
Liz, our coworking space in a town of 10,000 had partnerships with some ED
and entrepreneurship programs. Let me know what questions you have.

On Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 7:20 PM Liz Trice  I'm looking to collect best practices in cowering as an economic
> development tool in rural/ small towns; can anyone recommend spaces to look
> at as models?
> I'm particularly interested if the space has an active partnership with
> Main Street, economic dev't, or entrepreneurship programs.
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Re: [Coworking] Building Community

2017-05-22 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
+10.

Love this, Alex.  It's the heart of the matter... community can't be done
in "ones", it's can't be "strategically planned" on paper, and it can't be
done in a vacuum.  It's chaotic, wonderful, messy, energizing,
time-consuming, and quite often a meandering path of surprises. It's not
about the *do*, but the *be*.

Thanks to all of you who are focusing on community in what you do!


Thanks & God Bless,

Joel Bennett
Veel Hoeden

On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hey Lisa!
>
> Community building feels most elusive when you're getting started because
> you want to *do* something. You want to *start* something. But like you
> said...you want it to feel natural, not forced or fake.
>
> The counterintuitive answer is that the community you're looking for is
> all around you. It's people. They're already there, already doing things!
>
> Step one is to meet them where they are. Get curious. Don't start
> something new of your owngo look for *any*where that people are
> already gathering. And focus on getting to know who they are. It's a lot of
> one-on-one work. It feels slow at first. That's normal.
>
> Then, as you start to get to know people, you can start to notice patterns
> in what you learn about people. The things they do, professionally and in
> their free time. Where do they hang out? What kinds of lives do they live?
> What goals do they have? What do they enjoy the most? What do they enjoy
> the least?
>
> Looking for patterns gives you the opportunity to start bringing people
> together
> <https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2014/04/community-management-tummling-a-tale-of-two-mindsets/>
>  in
> ways that feel natural, and require SO much less effort than workshops and
> network events.
>
> The last step that I mention in my most basic community building playbook
> <http://dangerouslyawesome.com/first> is to lead by example. Sometimes
> all people need is someone else to step up and say "that's a great idea, we
> should do that together." That's where you can be the catalyst.
>
> Just remember that the *temptation* is going to be for you to do
> everything. And yes, you'll need to take the lead on some things.
>
> But successful, sustainable community building is more about noticing
> things that are about to happen and encouraging them than trying to
> pressure-cook things into existence. :) Make sense?
>
> -Alex
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> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Lisa Dimond <lisa.ec...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello!  My name is Lisa Dimond.  My family and I opened ecafe, a
>> coworking coffeehouse, in Overland Park, KS, in October 2016.  Here's our
>> website (which is a work-in-progress):  www.ecafecoffee.com.  We also
>> have another website, www.visitecafe.com, which is in the process of
>> being merged with the coffee one.  Originally we thought we needed to be 2
>> separate entities, but we are now presenting as one.
>>
>> I mainly run the coffee shop portion of our setup, but I am starting to
>> take over the coworking space as well.  I am really interested in how to
>> build community in our space.  Everything I read talks about building
>> community as one of the top priorities in a coworking space.  I just don't
>> know where to start.  I need specific examples, please.
>>
>> Do I hold workshops?  If so, how do I go about finding them?  Do I charge
>> for them, or make them free?
>>
>> I want to hold networking events, but don't know where to start.  I don't
>> want them to be stuffy and fake; I want it to feel natural.
>>
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Re: [Coworking] New Member

2016-09-19 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
*Sharon*- Welcome to the group!  It was great to speak with you earlier
today and I can tell you are very passionate about this idea.

*Coworking Community*- I know there have been others in this group that
have utilized their communities to have significant social good, even to
the point of making that a cornerstone of their mission.  I know Sharon
would love to interact with many of you and learn from your successes and
challenges.  Thanks in advance for (continuing) to extend a helping hand to
those new to coworking!


Thanks & God Bless,

Joel Bennett
Veel Hoeden

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Sharon Rice <rice.shar...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone! I'm new to this group so I wanted to introduce myself. My
> name is Sharon and I'm a social worker based in the Philadelphia area. I
> joined this group as I'm currently researching how to develop a coworking
> space that would assist survivors of human trafficking and sexual violence.
> This group was recommended to me by a colleague and I'm looking forward to
> learning from all of you as I develop my idea. I hope to also be able to
> share new resources as I discover them during my development phase. Thanks!
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Infuriating article on the high premiums charged by coworking spaces in Bloomberg

2015-02-09 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
praise
Oren-  +10. Thanks for clearly articulating the hard work (and joy) of
being an owner/operator. As one myself, I have yet to meet anyone who has
started a space to make crazy money who was still with it for very long.

I also think it is fine for us to reinforce that coworking is not for
everyone, and for those that think that the benefits they get from it
(collaboration, connectedness, community, etc.) aren't worth the price then
it's ok for us to bless and release them. Many others will step quickly
into the void they left because those things are well worth every penny
paid. Blessings to all the owners/operators/community members that drive
that value just by being their awesome selves.
/praise

Joel Bennett
Veel Hoeden Coworking

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:00 PM, oren.salo...@gmail.com 
oren.salo...@gmail.com wrote:

 I find it sad that this discussion of whether or not coworking is worth it
 is now based on shallow quantitative analysis of coworking's profitability.

 Marius is more off-base with his accusations than his numbers. As far as I
 understand it, his grievances with coworking are: 1. Coworking is too
 expensive for the common man who needs it. 2. Coworking space operators are
 getting rich by charging excessively. 3. People on this thread have real
 experiences not based in conjecture and are willing to do actual research
 (like reading the article in the OP)

 1. As others have stated, the market determines prices. Find me a more
 inexpensive option for the independent worker and I'll believe you
 coworking is overpriced.

 Furthermore, free or discounted coworking HELPS NO ONE IN THE LONG RUN,
 not even the coworker. If the coworker has to rely on the benevolence or
 patronage of another individual to make their workplace sustainable, they
 have lost their workplace independence and interdependence on each other to
 share the space. They are instead, much like a factory employee or
 unemployed citizen on the dole, dependent on some third party to provide
 things for them.

 The common man has banded together to create coworking and is working very
 hard to sustain it. As far as I know, coworking is priced very affordably
 for an independent professional in every city. You cannot isolate a
 location like NYC, SF, Tokyo, or London and extrapolate its prices to the
 rest of the world. If it was too expensive for the local population, it
 would go out of business (as many coworking spaces do). Just like all other
 markets, a FAIR PRICE (determined by supply/demand) is reached through
 equilibrium. The barrier to entry is way too low to enforce any local
 oligopoly.

 2. No one on this thread (save for maybe Jerome ;) ) has built an empire
 or made a fortune in coworking. This is a ridiculous conclusion from the
 misinformation Marius has accumulated in 1 above.  Not even going to
 address this further.

 3. You are not the first nor the last person to judge coworking from afar.
 Just curious Marius, how much time have you spent in a coworking space? Are
 you a proud member of your coworking community? You don't have to be an
 owner/operator to enjoy the benefits of coworking. In my experience, the
 owner/operator role is actually the least desirable in the community
 because it carries so much more obligation and duty than any other member.

 Free from those obligations, have you found people you can collaborate
 with? Have you found coworkers that inspire you and challenge you when you
 need feedback on a project? Have you found coworkers you can't wait to
 dedicate your weekend to helping? Have you found coworkers that you can't
 wait till happy hour to grab a beer with? Until you've experienced the
 sense of belonging in a coworking community, I don't think any amount of
 shitty math can justify 1 Euro a month.

 The real story has nothing to do with the above. The poorly understood
 economics of profitability for a coworking space should have little
 influence on someone looking to join a space. The things that should matter
 are:

 1. Does this space have the necessary features for me to do work here?
 2. Is the space and community an environment that empowers and motivates
 me?
 3. Are these the people I want to spend my waking hours around?
 4. Are my membership dues a fair exchange for the benefits received above?

 The irony of this whole discussion to me is that no one has ever not
 joined Fort Work as a result of the inability to pay. Granted, we are
 priced very competitively for our market, but I don't think that's
 why. More common that not, members are actually suspicious of the low cost
 and have on more than one occasion questioned the financial viability of
 the space if we did not RAISE RATES. Yes, I have members come up to me and
 tell me they feel uncomfortable about the low costs and felt they owed
 more.

 Many others have said that placing a price on coworking is actually
 impossible because the value is not collected upfront. I think they
 correctly realize

Re: [Coworking] Re: My morbid curiosity with Coworking Space Closings

2015-01-12 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
Good list Alex.  I would add poor/non-existent succession plan for
leadership as well. Have seen a few spaces in our area that start to falter
when the original founder/leader decides to step away without someone of
equal passion ready to step in to carry the baton.

Joel Bennett
Veel Hoeden Coworking

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 Here’s an incomplete and in-no-particular order of things that I’ve seen
 kill coworking spaces. Many of them aren’t unique to coworking, but often
 take unique or different “forms” in the context of coworking.

  - Membership turnover
 - Hiring mistakes
 - Leadership burnout
 - Top-heavy membership
 - Losing a large ‘anchor’ member company
 - Overspending
 - Investor pressure
 - Poor partnerships
 - Over-reliance on sponsors
 - Identity crisis
 - Mismatched audience
 - Landlord disputes
 - Rent increases

 I know for a fact there are others that I’m not thinking of off the top of
 my head!

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 On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 11:31 PM, Shailesh Deshpande shailes...@gmail.com
  wrote:

  Hi Alex, Stacy  Others,

 Stumbled upon this discussion thread while researching coworking. I
 recently started a coworking space called 'Indieloft' in Nagpur (India) and
 looking to promote it locally and build a strong community.

 It'd be really interesting to understand why some of the other coworking
 spaces before us failed while we think we can make a go of it. I can
 already see how a coworking space might struggle if it doesn't have a core
 group of startups/entrepreneurs/freelancers who are engaging and
 collaborating on a regular basis. What were some of the other reasons?

 Really appreciate what you guys are doing to make this phenomenon
 successful globally.

 Cheers,
 Shailesh

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 On Tuesday, 6 January 2015 10:18:29 UTC+5:30, Alex Hillman wrote:

 Hey Stacey, welcome to the discussion! :)

 Hit me up off list, I'll catch you up on what I've found so far and some
 leads that might be worth following. I agree that there's a ton of value in
 better understanding the patterns in the mistakes made and problems
 encountered.

 -Alex


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 On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Stacy Kessler st...@platform53.com
 wrote:

 Hey Alex and Others,

 Long time lurker, first time poster :) I started Platform 53
 http://www.platform53.com/, a coworking space in Cincinnati,
 OH/Northern Kentucky this past September, so still really fresh, but have
 been doing research and pop-up coworking events around the region since
 2012, hence the long-time lurking...

 I just ran across this conversation thread and found it fascinating. I
 know most of the collection was done a few years ago and it didn't sound
 like it was as helpful as hoped, but sounds like there's still a lot of
 interest around it. I think understanding this topic is extremely
 important. I'm a market researcher by trade (both qual and quant), so if
 there's a passion for picking back up the effort or digging into other
 coworking questions, let me know--I'd be happy to help and ready to start
 being more active in the broader coworking community.

 Best,

 Stacy Kessler
 Co-Founder  Chief Visionary Officer
 Platform 53

 PS. Thanks for all you do for the coworking community, Alex. Love your
 dedication to having open conversations about coworking through this Google
 Group and elsewhere. Really refreshing to be a part of a collaborative
 industry after coming from the cut-throat corporate world.


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Re: [Coworking] Re: Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

2014-06-03 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
+10. **spit out my coffee upon reading unless some crakhead unjoins...

Well done Angel.

We went with the Shlagelink version and have been pretty happy because I
can see who uses the space (and lock/unlock the door) with my phone. They
are technically not rated for commercial applications, but we get around
this by sleeping in our space from time to time so I rate us residential.
:) Hey... we're a community, not a workspace.

Joel


On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Locks that Cohere has used.

 A regular door lock that uses a key.
 I don't recommend this. It's cumbersome to issue keys, get the keys back,
 remember to lock and unlock the door. If you're staffed all the time, you
 don't have to worry about this. Cohere is largely unstaffed.
 _

 http://www.amazon.com/Schlage-FE575-PLY-626-ELA/dp/B001COEZTU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8qid=1401812326sr=8-2keywords=schlage+keyless

 For interior door that members use to get in to the coworking space.
 Pros-easy to program, easy to use, keypad lights up
 Cons-it relocks every time the door closes so members have to code in
 every time (considering our patio, breakroom, conference room and bathrooms
 on on the other side of the door they're coding in A LOT)
 __

 http://www.amazon.com/Schlage-Wireless-Keypad-Lock-Nickel/dp/B001NEK6JM/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8qid=1401812418sr=8-11keywords=schlage+keyless+commercial
 We had the link-less version of this on our exterior door at our first
 space. It was easy to program. Each member got their own code so I could
 delete them when they left and you could put a code in at the start of the
 day that would keep the door open until you put the code back in at night.

 Pros-pretty easy to program, I liked the continuous pass through feature
 Cons-only works well if staff can remember to unlock/lock it each day
 _

 http://www.amazon.com/Codelock-0460-SS-Narrow-CL0460/dp/B0082WO7GQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1401812556sr=8-1keywords=narrow+stile+codelock

 This is what we just installed on our interior aluminum storefront doors.
 This is a mechanical lock which makes it cheaper but you can only have ONE
 code at a time and you really have to press the numbers to make them work.

 Pros-no batteries or fancy bells and whistles. The cheapest storefront
 narrow stile lock you can get. It looks nice
 Cons-you have to remove the lock completely to change the code ---yikes.
 It's best to have a real locksmith install this badboy. Keypad doesn't
 light up and our hallway is dark-ish. It got installed kind of low on the
 door so you really have to bend over to punch in the numbers.
 _

 http://www.amazon.com/Alarm-Lock-Trilogy-Standard-Cylinder/dp/B001IADJ4A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1401812968sr=8-1keywords=dl2800

 This guy is a show-off. You can program it 6 ways to Sunday but you never
 will because it's ridiculous.

 Pro-get your landlord to pay for this one :) It's commercial quality,
 solid and works like a charm. You can program it a thousand different ways
 if you have a degree in commercial code programming.
 Cons-you have to have a disk in a computer that actually has a disk drive
 and then hook up your computer to the lock with a little cable. You change
 everything in the computer program then push the info into the lock via the
 cable. I have done this exactly 3 times in 2 years and plan to never do it
 again unless some crackhead unjoins Cohere and we fear for our security. If
 that happens, we have bigger problems then just our door lock.

 On Monday, June 2, 2014 8:55:53 AM UTC-6, Jay Chubb wrote:

 Actually I'm just on this post right now, I'm totally dying for some
 info! I'm on a tight budget after a huge fitout and I'm stuck using old
 school keys. Someone in Melbourne has a Lockitron prototype and they say it
 works great, but it and Goji just seem vaporware with these huge delays.
 I'm also not super technical, so some of the roll your own stuff feels way
 beyond me. Can't wait for your response!

 Cheers, Jay

 On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:59:03 PM UTC+10, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote:

 I'm going to reply to this in detail soon. I promise. I have SO many
 opinions and have now tried 5 different kinds of locks. Stay tuned! I bet
 you're just wetting your pants with anticipation!

 On Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:09:34 PM UTC-6, Jacob Sayles wrote:

 Hello,

 The topic of electronic (RFID) door locks has come up a few times and I
 wanted to revisit it.  Who out there now is looking for a solution?  Who is
 keeping an eye out for something cool to come along and interested if one
 does?

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Re: [Coworking] Coworking saved my life. Hyperbole? Not in this case...

2014-03-07 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
THIS. IS. AMAZING.

The photography in this is epic.  Makes me itchy to make it back your way
in 2014.  Congrats!

Joel


On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Alex Hillman
dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote:

 One of our members just published this photo-essay that got us a little
 misty-eyed over here at Indy Hall...

 I thought the folks in this community would appreciate this perspective
 from a coworking space *member,* which isn't seen as often on this list:

 https://cjdawsonphoto.exposure.so/independents-hall

 Enjoy.

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Did you start a successful rural or suburban coworking space (or are you a member at one)? This Quora question is looking for examples!

2014-01-09 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
Angela- We're in a community of 10,000 and have 20-ish members year-round.
 If you'd like some perspective from a town our size (rural), let me know.

Joel Bennett
Veel Hoeden
Pella, IA USA



On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Barbara Sprenger 
bspren...@thesatelliteinc.com wrote:

 Hi Angela, we've got four sites, all but one (in Santa Monica) in smaller
 communities. First, you need to offer a broad range of services, not just
 coworking, if you're going to make this fly in towns under 250,000. We have
 offices, virtual offices, admin services, meeting space -- all of it
 available 24/7 by the hour, day, month, permanent. We're used for
 meditation groups, the local chamber, startups, therapists, consultants --
 you name it. To start, it's best if you can be in a community of at least
 50,000. We're doing great in Los Gatos, CA with a population of 30,000, but
 50,000 is safer. If you're interested, we've kind of set up a full
 business-in-a-box for this. We've also developed some pieces to automate
 this environment so you can do all of this with only working hour staffing.
 Let me know if you want more info.

 On Monday, January 6, 2014 7:25:10 AM UTC-8, Alex Hillman wrote:

 http://www.quora.com/Coworking/Are-there-any-successful-coworking-spaces-
 located-in-a-suburban-area-rather-than-within-the-city

 I know there are a bunch of folks on this list who are far more expert
 than me when it comes to rural/suburban coworking, so I wanted to share the
 above question to see if someone wanted to share their answers!

 If you've never answered a Quora question before, it's a pretty massive
 QA site where anyone can ask or answer a question, and then the original
 asker as well as other people can vote the best answers to the top. There's
 questions on all KINDS of topics, and the coworking QA section is pretty
 vast (once you get past all of the where's the best/cheapest/coolest place
 to cowork in city X).

 I've answered quite a few questions about coworking there already:
 http://www.quora.com/Alex-Hillman/answers

 HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Open-plan offices were devised by Satan in the deepest caverns of hell - Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian

2013-11-21 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
Carsten- +1 Like.

Joel


On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Carsten Foertsch cars...@deskmag.comwrote:

 When we asked members of coworking spaces in our surveys what bothered
 them the most, the biggest problem was the noise, a range of 15% and 20%.
 However, the noise has almost NO negative impact on the popularity of a
 coworking space. When asking members how much they like their coworking
 spaces, there was almost no difference between members who have or or don't
 have a problem with noise. A membership is rather cancelled when a person
 doesn't like other people at a coworking space. That's an option which most
 of employees don't have, no wonder why they would prefer a private office
 in this case. It's a point which was not a part of the discussed research.

 At betahaus, where we work, the operators once created a silent room as
 reaction to noise problems. As result, they were less people who worked at
 this part of betahaus. This room was quite big, probably too big. The
 operators re-arranged this room again, this time by setting up a normal
 open space surrounded by some team offices, mainly for those who work for
 customer support.

 Btw, there is also a big difference between the sound of a sea, and a
 jackhammer nearby. Regular noise on a low level is usually less disturbing.

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Re: [Coworking] Member voices, tough truths

2013-07-30 Thread Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden
Brilliant. And Poignant. And tough to swallow. And true.

Joel

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 As much as I appreciate the connectedness that we have in this community,
 one thing that I think is horribly missing from the global conversation
 about coworking is a deeper conversation with the communities of people who
 aren't owners, operators, and enthusiasts.

 I've gotten the sense that unless it's for praise, most coworking space
 members aren't comfortable speaking up as a part of this global community.

 I think that's a shame. Here's a glimpse of what we might hear if they did:

 https://medium.com/better-humans/c9d8c69f4592

 -Alex


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RE: [Coworking] New coworking space in Bordeaux (France)

2012-12-26 Thread Joel Bennett - Veel Hoeden
Fabrice- Congrats!  Could you tell us a little more about your space, why
you started it, and what help you may be looking for?  We'd like to get to
know you better!

 

Thanks  God Bless,

 

Joel Sig VH

 

Joel Bennett

Chief Dreamchaser

Facebook cover VH

 

From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Fabrice Jeannet
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 3:56 AM
To: coworking@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Coworking] New coworking space in Bordeaux (France)

 

Hi,

 

I'm glad to inform you that a new coworking space was born last month in
Bordeaux : Coolworking.

 

We have :

*   22 desktops (wifi, printer, scanner, phone, etc.)
*   3 meeting rooms (wifi, whiteboard, projector, etc.)
*   1 lounge (TV, video games, coffee, etc.).

For more informations, visit our website http://www.coolworking.fr  or
send us an email mailto:cont...@coolworking.fr  !

 

You can also follow us on twitter @cwbdx http://www.twitter.com/cwbdx ,
facebook http://www.facebook.com/coolworking  and Google +
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105398055323396355667/105398055323396355667/p
osts .

 

Best regards,

 

Fabrice.

 

 
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-269GoIQg6uo/UNrGOnTf62I/AJU/jDFX
zQgivfQ/s1600/coworking01.jpg 

 
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-L0yYabtuGrk/UNrG9XUANdI/AJc/2kxS
Uf_2G5w/s1600/2012-12-18+17.08.19.jpg 

 
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_BeQXqmWELA/UNrJf0VVxkI/AJ0/Q7qX
r6wGLGM/s1600/coworking06.jpg 

 

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RE: [Coworking] I am 21 and the cofounder of New Jersey's newest coworking space, JuiceTank

2012-12-19 Thread Joel Bennett - Veel Hoeden
Well you are in the right place!  Glad to have you with us.

 

Thanks  God Bless,

 

Joel Bennett

Chief Dreamchaser

Veel Hoeden

 

 

From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Zion Kim
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 7:04 PM
To: coworking@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Coworking] I am 21 and the cofounder of New Jersey's newest
coworking space, JuiceTank

 

I have been reading a lot of your posts in the last hour and have been
inspired that the spirit of coworking has transferred from your physical
communities to helping others joining the world of coworking.

 

I'm not as interested in renting out desks (although bills need to be paid)
as I am about fostering a physical social network and using our space to
serve as the foundation for a community that shares it forward.

 

I am a firm believer that no matter how little experience one may have,
there is always something one can share with another person in order to
leave them better off. 

 

I am eager to learn as much as I can from all of you and thank you so much
for all that you have done so far.

 

I look forward to connecting with you!

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