[Coworking] Re: Amenities Offered - Feedback

2015-12-17 Thread Jeannine van der Linden
> > The thing we sold at the beginning was the ability to make the space your > own. I took care of (and still do!) all the stuiff that is not fun to shop > for or buy -- like desks and chairs and cabinets and so on. Every single > other thing here was brought by a coworker and gifted to the

Re: [Coworking] Re: Amenities Offered - Feedback

2015-12-16 Thread Alex Hillman
The thing I always go out of my way to remind people when they visit Indy Hall is that the coolest stuff - including the beer on tap, the arcade, the 3d printers, the massive art collection, etc...*was put there by fellow members. *The lights? Installed when a member got married here. The beer in t

[Coworking] Re: Amenities Offered - Feedback

2015-12-16 Thread Coworking Arpoador
Hi Farhan, My reality might be different since my space is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. So powerful air conditioning is no luxury - it's mandatory! Apart from that I have two coffee machines (a regular one and a Nespresso) and snacks (which coworkers pay for) in the kitchen, where there'

[Coworking] Re: Amenities Offered - Feedback

2015-12-15 Thread Bernhard Mehl
Farhan, Many of our customers at KISI say that office automation in general increases the value. If you can show potential customers a cool smartphone app to unlock the door and in the next sentence tell them about how it makes the office more secure, that usually give

[Coworking] Re: Amenities Offered - Feedback

2015-12-15 Thread Adolfo Taylhardat
Hi Farhan, When we started we had in mind offering many amenities but after a couple of months we see that our members do not really value / use them . See my comments on your text. My answer is that your choices need to be aligned with. 1. your value proposition 2. Client segement/profile 3. N