Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Research Study

2018-12-13 Thread Alex Hillman
Jamie & Trey - you already have access to the single richest pool of dos and don'ts for new coworking spaces on the planetthis email list! The archives are a TREASURE TROVE of people working through challenges and mistakes, solving problems in public, and sharing their

[Coworking] Suggestions

2018-12-13 Thread Enis Shkurti
Good day to everyone. First sorry for bothering, I am a young enthusiast person that wants to create a coworking space for about 20 people. Since I am a student yet, I am planning to collect the funds with the Crowdfunding in Indiegogo. What are your suggestions to me about this? Did anybody

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

2018-12-13 Thread Paul Clayton
I can relate to this, but am a freelance trainer working with seniors and physically disabled people to build digital confidence; health and social care circles are hard to enter in my position, and I'm moving towards an inclusive coworking space in an area with very few office spaces. Very

[Coworking] Do we REALLY need to buy a dishwasher? -opinions please

2018-12-13 Thread AK
Small space about 10 desks and 2 offices. Will hold about 20-25 max. We are adding a small kitchen counter (microwave, sink, fridge and cabinets) --This is not a full kitchen and the area we are putting the counter in is small. Thus, should we also add a dishwasher? In the long run, it

[Coworking] Re: Storage Lockers

2018-12-13 Thread AK
Let's revisit this in 2018/19 --- As we build out (we have limited open space by the desks -- are resident members preferring a cabinet at their desk or are they ok with a wall of a few small lockers? We wish to be prudent and not waste money or space on items that people do not use.

Re: [Coworking] Do we REALLY need to buy a dishwasher? -opinions please

2018-12-13 Thread Bernie J Mitchell
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Storage Lockers

2018-12-13 Thread Alex Hillman
This is a tricky one. ALL of my experience with lockers is that they are a place where stuff gets put, and then left, and then forgotten about forever.  We removed our lockable storage options (school lockers specifically) because that only exacerbated the issue - we'd do annual cleanouts only

Re: [Coworking] Do we REALLY need to buy a dishwasher? -opinions please

2018-12-13 Thread Aloma
We have about 85 members and don't have a dishwasher. We don't have a full kitchen though, just microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker. No one has ever complained or mentioned that they think we should have one when we've asked for feedback or otherwise. On Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 8:08 AM AK wrote: >

Re: [Coworking] Do we REALLY need to buy a dishwasher? -opinions please

2018-12-13 Thread Alex Hillman
We also did not have a dishwasher in our first space, which also did not have a full kitchen.  Nice to have? Absolutely. Does it solve dirty dishes in the sink problems? Nope! That's a cultural expectation to set up regardless having a dishwasher or not. Dishwasher is an operational ROI, not