Re: [Coworking] Regus Elance partnership

2011-12-05 Thread Tom Brandt
I have to agree with Alex here (FYI, I am one of the new co-owners of Workantile in Ann Arbror). We have found over the past couple of years that the model that has worked best for us is the membership organization which people join because of the relationships they form with the others who work

Re: [Coworking] Who's working with universities? Who's working directly with students?

2012-01-13 Thread Tom Brandt
We (Workantile in Ann Arbor) offer discounted student memberships, although we don't push them very hard. We have three student members currently, a law student and two School of Information grad students from the University of Michigan. They have become valued members of the community. Another

Re: [Coworking] Re: Advice on pricing....

2012-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workantile we experimented with various pricing schemes, but settled on the following: Full member: $160/month. This comes with 24/7/365 access, ability to reserve conference rooms, ability to host events. It also comes with an expectation of work to help maintain the space, such as taking out

Re: [Coworking] Re: Advice on pricing....

2012-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 On Jan 14, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Tom Brandt wrote: At Workantile we experimented with various pricing schemes, but settled on the following: Full member: $160/month. This comes with 24/7

Re: [Coworking] Re: Advice on pricing....

2012-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
, and for the last 2 years have spent more time as a flex member without a permanent desk and personally love it. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: That's an interesting comment. All the desks at Workantile are shared

Re: [Coworking] Re: Advice on pricing....

2012-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
. Mike On Jan 14, 2012 11:54 AM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: People did want someplace where they could leave stuff so we now have lockers that almost all members use. On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: I stand correcte... -- You

Re: [Coworking] Re: Advice on pricing....

2012-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
I think you first need to figure out who will be a part of your community. Will they be freelancers, remote workers, small startups, someone else? Once you know that, figure out where they hang out, either in real life or virtually. Post flyers, pass out handouts, talk to people. See if you

[Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workanitle, we only have shared desks. We have been kicking around offering permanent desks, but wondered about possible differences in expectations and assumptions between permanent and shared deskers. Specifically, we wondered if permanent deskers would develop a sense of ownership and

Re: [Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Tom Brandt
, 2012, at 10:05 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: Andy, Thanks for the feedback. (Next time you are near Ann Arbor, stop by. I will do the same the next time I am out your way.) On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Andy Didorosi a...@detroitindie.comwrote: We've seen at Paper Street

Re: [Coworking] Re: Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-19 Thread Tom Brandt
they need. Accommodate if you can, be flexible where needed and try to say YES! Angel On Jan 18, 7:54 pm, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: At Workanitle, we only have shared desks. We have been kicking around offering permanent desks, but wondered about possible differences

Re: [Coworking] Art in Coworking Spaces

2012-01-20 Thread Tom Brandt
Unfortunately we don't have a resident artist (note to self: recruit one), but we have had a gallery, a couple of individual artists, and teens from a local teen center display art in our space. The most interesting art by far was by the teenagers - very creative and less constrained than the art

Re: [Coworking] Re: When coworking isn't really coworking

2012-01-27 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workantile it took us a while to get what we say during tours perfected, but we have learned to tell people right off the bat that we are membership organization of independent and remote workers, and then go on to explain the social and community aspects of Workantile. if someone says the word

Re: [Coworking] Re: When coworking isn't really coworking

2012-01-27 Thread Tom Brandt
can start long before you open a coworking space - and if put into practice on this list by more people, would make it a better place for everyone!. :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: At Workantile

Re: [Coworking] Do coworking centers need Quiet space?

2012-01-30 Thread Tom Brandt
As Jerome said downthread, it comes down to culture and individual preference. At Workantile, the wearing of headphones means do not disturb. We also have two levels, a ground floor level and a loft level which not acoustically isolated from the ground floor level. However, the loft is carpeted

Re: [Coworking] Re: Do coworking centers need Quiet space?

2012-01-30 Thread Tom Brandt
__ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 On Jan 30, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Tom Brandt wrote: As Jerome said downthread, it comes down to culture and individual

Re: [Coworking] how does property insurance work?

2012-02-03 Thread Tom Brandt
We (Workantile) don't insure members' property, only the property that belongs to the company. We also carry liability insurance so in case someone is injured we are insured. Liability insurance is required by our lease. Your members probably have insurance of their own covering their property.

Re: [Coworking] how does property insurance work?

2012-02-03 Thread Tom Brandt
! Anna -- anna thomas CHIEF HAPPINESS OFFICER* *| * LOOSECUBES* CALL *202.320.4507 * FOLLOW @loosecubes LIKE www.facebook.com/Loosecubes www.loosecubes.com On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: We (Workantile) don't insure members' property, only

[Coworking] The cost of running a coworking space

2012-02-05 Thread Tom Brandt
There has been quite a bit of discussion on the list about start up and operating costs, so I thought that this blog posthttp://thepenultimateword.com/post/17115818242/what-it-costs-to-run-a-coworking-space about the cost of running Workantile might be helpful. -- twb member, Workantile Exchange

Re: [Coworking] Coverage of Coworking in Good Magazine

2012-02-08 Thread Tom Brandt
Because we are located in Ann Arbor, at least 1/3 of our members are trailing spouses - people whose significant others are doing grad or postdoc work at the University of Michigan. Almost all of them work for employers located elsewhere. Some of them work for large companies such as IBM, although

Re: [Coworking] Nonprofit status

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Brandt
Getting 501(c)(3) status is a real pain, and comes with restrictions, but it can help to change perceptions of your motives. And, as you point, foundation grants and so forth are available for non-profits that are not available to for-profits. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Niki

Re: [Coworking] Re: Nonprofit status

2012-02-16 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workantile we are looking at becoming an L3Chttp://www.nonprofitlawblog.com/home/2008/07/l3c.html, which is a low-profit LLC (and believe me, we are low-profit :)). It gives you the flexibility of an LLC, but still allows you to pursue foundation grants. Michigan, Vermont, and a few other

Re: [Coworking] Permission for video

2012-02-25 Thread Tom Brandt
When Workantile's previous owner did a video he got releases. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Niki na...@thessbi.com wrote: We're getting ready to do a video of Business Success Unlimited, it's rooms and participants in meetings, and members. My sister, who's a professional photographer

[Coworking] The Phone Booth Project

2012-02-25 Thread Tom Brandt
As Workantile's membership has grown, it was getting tough to find a spot to make a phone call without disturbing others. So we decided to build a phone booth. More herehttp://thepenultimateword.com/post/18256651878/the-phone-booth-project . -- twb member, Workantile http://workantile.com/

Re: [Coworking] Re: The Phone Booth Project

2012-02-28 Thread Tom Brandt
to the kickstarter intro! Chad On 2012-02-25, at 5:04 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: As Workantile's membership has grown, it was getting tough to find a spot to make a phone call without disturbing others. So we decided to build a phone booth. More here

Re: [Coworking] Re: Member meeting

2012-02-28 Thread Tom Brandt
We have a social lunch every Thursday where things get discussed, we also have a Workantile Google group where things are (sometimes endlessly) hashed out. Our weekly maintainers (co-owners + community manager) meetings are open to everyone. We have formal town halls sporadically when some issue

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Spaces and ADA (American with Disabilities Act) ?

2012-03-02 Thread Tom Brandt
You really need to consult with a local architect to figure what you need to do and what is not necessary. We are in an old (100 years) building which is not ADA-compliant. However, the front entrance is at ground level and the restroom is ADA-compliant, so the main level is wheelchair

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Financial Performance

2012-03-08 Thread Tom Brandt
Mark, I wrote a couple of posts http://thepenultimateword.com/ on what the monthly costs are for Workantile http://workantile.com. They don't have all the numbers you are looking for, but it should give you some ideas. On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Mark in Iowa City

Re: [Coworking] What types of snacks do you provide?

2012-03-09 Thread Tom Brandt
The internet is built on junk food and coffee. At Workantile, we have a variety of snacks, ranging from Doritos to trail mix to fruit. A local vegan bakery (this being Ann Arbor) brings in baked goods every other day or so. We also have coffee from Zingermans. Members pay for the snacks they eat,

Re: [Coworking] New Question

2012-03-09 Thread Tom Brandt
We don't have a fax machine for members to use. There are a number of online fax services and we refer people to that. We have a Brother DCP-8085DN scanner/printer/copier that members can use to scan paper documents to a pdf if necessary, and then they can upload the pdf to the online fax service.

Re: [Coworking] Communication tools

2012-03-16 Thread Tom Brandt
We use a Google group at Workantile, but are looking for another solution due to difficulties with group member management and other shortcomings. It gets used extensively by the membership. We played around with irc, but only the nerdiest of the nerds used it and I don't think it is used much

Re: [Coworking] FAQ's

2012-03-18 Thread Tom Brandt
CJay, The thing we do most often when talking about coworking is to get people to understand that they are not renting a desk, but joining a membership organization which supports independent and remote workers. This is a crucial distinction, because it draws discussion away from mere amenities

Re: [Coworking] Re: Website input

2012-03-21 Thread Tom Brandt
This has been our approach as well. Guidelines, not rules, and as few as possible. We call them expectations, and here they are in their entirety: EXPECTATIONS OF ALL MEMBERS 1) Treat other members with courtesy and respect. 2) Treat the space with respect. 3) Keep current with membership dues.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Website input

2012-03-21 Thread Tom Brandt
This is the Workantile libraryhttps://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/107132935482444962320/albums/5722402271366840545/5722402273830965378 with books ranging from Pragmatic Javascript to Victorian London to Hiking Michigan. We also have a bunch of board games. All were donated by members. We don't have

Re: [Coworking] Conference Room

2012-03-28 Thread Tom Brandt
Members can reserve either of our two conference rooms. We have not had a problem with someone over-using a room. On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:59 AM, John Wilker john.wil...@gmail.com wrote: Right now our two conference rooms are first come first served. AS we grow our membership we'll likely

Re: [Coworking] Best practices for signing up new members

2012-03-30 Thread Tom Brandt
We (Workantile) use a process we shamelessly stole from IndyHall. Potential members visit the space, take a tour where we explain what we are (a community) and what are not (desk rental), and then have them do a week trial. At the end of the week, assuming that they decide that Workantile is for

Re: [Coworking] Who Has Community Memberships

2012-03-31 Thread Tom Brandt
We have what we call an Affiliate membership, which is $25/month and includes one free day pass per month. Additional day passes are available at $10/day in packs of 5. So far, this has not quite the traction we thought it would, but I think that is mostly due to a lack of marketing. Right now,

Re: [Coworking] Best practices for signing up new members

2012-04-01 Thread Tom Brandt
their contact information and start our onboarding process which is all over email. It includes their first invoice, a welcome letter, and an invitation to our discussion list. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Friday, March 30, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: We

Re: [Coworking] Introducing Seed, Toledo's first coworking space

2012-04-03 Thread Tom Brandt
Jamie, Congrats on Seed! I'm looking forward to seeing the space when you get it opened. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Jamie Wright jwright...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I want to first introduce myself. I have been a long time stalker in this group and I have learned a lot from each of

Re: [Coworking] Introducing Seed, Toledo's first coworking space

2012-04-03 Thread Tom Brandt
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Jamie Wright jwright...@gmail.com wrote: ** The point though is that I attended these groups and events not to just get members but because I really wanted to be involved with them. I knew I would find like minded individuals at these events and they may

Re: [Coworking] Liability Insurance Classification

2012-04-20 Thread Tom Brandt
We are classified as Clubs - Civic, service or social - no buildings or premises - other. On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Toni Hogan t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: I am getting quotes on liability insurance. My agent is pretty good at matching classifications for new business concepts. She

Re: [Coworking] Seeking advice: Transitioning space from individually to collectively run

2012-04-20 Thread Tom Brandt
These are some of the issues we faced when we (myself and two others) bought Workantile. Our situation is little different - there are only three co-owners while it sounds like you going for more of a co-op model. We found that having the several of us, with input from community members, helped

Re: [Coworking] Annual Membership

2012-04-22 Thread Tom Brandt
I'm curious why you are considering this? On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Wes wesley.garnet...@gmail.com wrote: We've been flirting with the idea of switching to, or at least including, an annual membership model at The coIN Loft. I did a quick search and didn't see any discussions about it

Re: [Coworking] Private Industry Accessibility Standards? - insurance, real estate agents, and lawyers

2012-04-23 Thread Tom Brandt
We have three attorneys and a real estate agent among our members. The attorneys obviously don't discuss their cases in public, but they otherwise participate in everything. --- twb Sent from my Phone of i On Apr 23, 2012, at 9:23 PM, hssmedia ty...@hssmedia.com wrote: Hello, I have a

Re: [Coworking] Re: Brick Interior Walls? What Gives???

2012-04-27 Thread Tom Brandt
The previous owner of Workantile removed the drywall and plaster covering the interior brick walls of our 1890s building. The wals looks great now, but it was a hell of a lot of work for Mike to do it. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Randall G. Arnold randall.arn...@texrat.net wrote: ** IF

Re: [Coworking] are permanent desks necessary?

2012-05-11 Thread Tom Brandt
Workantile in Ann Arbor has no permanent desking. One of the nice things about this arrangement is that the space is completely flexible because we can move desks and chairs whenever and wherever we want. We can quickly reconfigure the space for social events, and reconfigure it for video

Re: [Coworking] Prospective Member Question: Days vs. Hours

2012-05-18 Thread Tom Brandt
Same here at Workantile, for exactly the reasons Alex stated. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: We do not do partial days because: 1) it's extra overhead, as you've mentioned 2) people start thinking that they are paying for time instead of

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Owners - what is the rule of thumb for salary?

2012-06-11 Thread Tom Brandt
I think you are putting the cart before the horse. Figure out what your costs are before your pay, figure out realistic revenue projections, and set your pay based on the remainder. Unless you are well-capitalized, or have a flood of members on day one, I wouldn't figure on drawing any pay for a

[Coworking] Workantile updates

2012-06-13 Thread Tom Brandt
A couple of updates for Workantile in Ann Arbor: We turned three on June 1. As one of our members put it, that's like 100 in coworking years. We are pretty happy with that milestone, look forward to more years here on Main Street in Ann Arbor. Trek Glowacki, an integral part of Workantile since

Re: [Coworking] Workantile updates

2012-06-15 Thread Tom Brandt
, Susan PS - That's like 100 in coworking years. = awesome. __ Office Nomads officenomads.com 206-323-6500(o) 206-484-5859(m) On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: A couple of updates for Workantile in Ann Arbor: We turned three on June 1. As one of our

Re: [Coworking] Starting a new space in Dallas - Please join me for the first Jelly!

2012-06-18 Thread Tom Brandt
Good luck! On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:19 AM, oren.salo...@gmail.com oren.salo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there coworkers, This is my first thread on this Google Group, so I hope it doesn't offend any OG's that it's an announcement. I've replied to a few threads and taken Alex H's course on

Re: [Coworking] Liquor Sponsorship Proposal

2012-06-25 Thread Tom Brandt
I don't, but if you get one I'm coming to your party! On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Toni Hogan t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: Does anyone have a sample liquor sponsorship proposal or guidelines for drafting one? We are seeking a sponsorship for our Open House/ Launch Party. Thanks in

Re: [Coworking] Re: Chase and LivingSocial Mission: Small Business $250K Grant

2012-07-04 Thread Tom Brandt
What is it missing? --- twb Sent from my Phone of i On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Toni Hogan t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: yeah, so...I think this might fall short of a few facts. TH On Jul 3, 6:22 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: For all of you who are in the

Re: [Coworking] Re: New Coworking space opening in Albuquerque

2012-07-05 Thread Tom Brandt
Noel, Those are pretty cool. We have been kicking around ideas for movable walls, but haven't come up with anything we thought would work. But those look pretty sturdy. On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Noel Schaefer schae...@gmail.com wrote: I think you could do pretty much whatever you wanted

Re: [Coworking] Insurance

2012-07-16 Thread Tom Brandt
Your landlord will likely require that you provide liability insurance insuring them against anything that might happen to someone while in the space. This is a pretty standard lease requirement. You will want similar coverage in case someone injures themselves or, God forbid, dies for some

Re: [Coworking] Our first media coverage!

2012-07-17 Thread Tom Brandt
This is really good! You did well, and you were fortunate that the writer got it and didn't present an inaccurate view of coworking. Good luck with your community! On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Shenoa Lawrence shenoa.lawre...@gmail.comwrote: We've been open at our own dedicated location

Re: [Coworking] Insurance

2012-07-20 Thread Tom Brandt
, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: Your landlord will likely require that you provide liability insurance insuring them against anything that might happen to someone while in the space. This is a pretty standard lease requirement. You will want similar coverage in case someone injures

Re: [Coworking] Utility costs with 24/7 access

2012-07-23 Thread Tom Brandt
Our members like 24/7 access. Not that many use it, we have only 3 or 4 night owls, but others will come in at odd hours or on weekends if they have a big project they are working on or some crisis blew up at one of their clients and they need a place away from home to deal with it. This may seem

Re: [Coworking] Re: Space catalyst in Indianapolis all input is welcome!

2012-07-25 Thread Tom Brandt
You are welcome to drup by Workantile in Ann Arbor to see the place, and talk to the members and the owners. You might also want to check out Seedhttps://www.seedcoworking.com/in Toledo. On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:35 AM, bfogle fog...@ymail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback and all of the

Re: [Coworking] 501c3 // nonprofit spaces?

2012-07-25 Thread Tom Brandt
There have been extensive discussions of this in the past. If you search this group for 501 or nonprofit you will pull up a couple of long threads about it. On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Denver Hutt denver.h...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know of any spaces that have been founded as

Re: [Coworking] Sexual harassment

2012-07-31 Thread Tom Brandt
Ditto on everything Alex said. We are up front with our expectationshttp://workantile.com/member-expectations/and members buy into them readily. Occasionally though, people cross the line. Last year we had a problem with a woman who only recently joined who was making inappropriate sexual remarks

Re: [Coworking] Windows or no Windows that is the question

2012-08-01 Thread Tom Brandt
I'm afraid that no matter innovative the design you will still feel like you were living in a cave. I'll take natural light everytime. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Mike Pihlman telbitconsult...@gmail.comwrote: AltamontCowork's answer attached. :-) On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Alex

Re: [Coworking] Windows or no Windows that is the question

2012-08-01 Thread Tom Brandt
Jerome, I find a windowless environment pretty oppressive. Yes, street noise spills in. We are on the ground floor, and so passers-by are always peering in wondering what is going in our space. But those distractions are minor compared to the closed-in feeling I have when I can't see outside.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Windows or no Windows that is the question

2012-08-02 Thread Tom Brandt
That looks fabulous! On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Adam Dean a...@3ccoworks.com wrote: Here is some of the images of the window room from both the inside and outside https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O-imPfoI_rI/UBnzZqAP1eI/AAc/lbc4Wdq7cxc/s1600/Levee.jpg

Re: [Coworking] detroit space + tactical operations question

2012-08-02 Thread Tom Brandt
Hi Shel, I'm with Workantile, down the road from you in Ann Arbor. That's interesting project - good luck with it! It's exciting to see people doing things like that in Detroit. We have a 3200 sq.ft. space, and currently have 56 members. We spend roughly $70/month on supplies, which include

Re: [Coworking] detroit space + tactical operations question

2012-08-03 Thread Tom Brandt
! Thanks everyone for the support and info! and Hi Anca! I love when worlds spiral and recollide! On Aug 3, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Tom Brandt wrote: We have a weekly community lunch at Workantile, and it has been a great asset to us. Sometimes we have a salad potluck where people bring in salad fixings

Re: [Coworking] Dark gossips circling around coworking

2012-08-08 Thread Tom Brandt
That's pretty funny! There is a word in English, freelancer, which is a person who works for himself by selling his expertise to whomever will pay for it. I imagine the original freelancers were mercenaries who sold their services and lances to whichever warlord paid them. I don't French at all,

[Coworking] Media report on Workantile

2012-08-09 Thread Tom Brandt
A local online media outlet did a brief articlehttp://concentratemedia.com/innovationnews/workantileannarbor0205.aspxon Workantile and it turned out pretty well. Sometimes reporters get coworking wrong, but they can get it right. -- twb member, Workantile http://workantile.com/ @twbrandt --

Re: [Coworking] Nice blog post about our open house

2012-08-09 Thread Tom Brandt
Nice! On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Glen Ferguson glenf...@gmail.com wrote: And a new founding member. She's now signed up prior to our official opening. http://storiesandideas.com/cowork-frederick/ -- Glen Ferguson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Tom Brandt
We are looking into hoodies, sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats, etc with the Workantile logo on them. Anyone have any supplier recommendations? Suppliers to avoid? -- twb member, Workantile http://workantile.com/ @twbrandt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Tom Brandt
indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: We are looking into hoodies, sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats, etc with the Workantile logo on them. Anyone have any supplier recommendations? Suppliers to avoid? -- twb member, Workantile http

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Tom Brandt
...@gmail.comwrote: Do you have a storefront you plan to sell them through or are you looking for one of those, too? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: Right now, on-demand production fulfillment. On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:23

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Tom Brandt
, if you're interested. Just pass along quantity, style/size/color of garments, and artwork. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: Nuts, I misunderstood what you were asking. Sorry! I am planning taking pre-orders from

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Tom Brandt
On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: Thanks! There are a number of screen printers around here and we will definitely use them for shirts. But thanks for the recos for the other stuff! On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Coworking] Background Music in a Coworking Space

2012-08-14 Thread Tom Brandt
I think it is a good thing, depending on what it is. We have a couple of members who play quite a bit of music over the big speakers from their own collections or from rdio, spotify, etc. When they are not here it seems pretty quiet. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:34 PM, RedRokk b...@redrokk.com

Re: [Coworking] House Rules vs Membership Agreements

2012-08-18 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workantile, we have a license agreementhttp://workantile.com/license-agreement/which: - spells out in broad terms how members may use the space - clarifies that members are responsible for their own property - we are not insuring it - specifies that Workantile does not provide

Re: [Coworking] House Rules vs Membership Agreements

2012-08-18 Thread Tom Brandt
Sorry, bullet 4 should read spells out membership levels and associated dues. On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: At Workantile, we have a license agreementhttp://workantile.com/license-agreement/which: - spells out in broad terms how members may use

Re: [Coworking] Lease terms?

2012-08-20 Thread Tom Brandt
Ours is a 3 year lease with a renewal option at the end of the 3rd year. This is fairly standard. It's a bit strange that your landlord is offering a short lease with no renewal option. --- twb Sent from my Phone of i On Aug 20, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Aliza Torok Schlabach aschlab...@gmail.com

Re: [Coworking] House Rules vs Membership Agreements

2012-09-14 Thread Tom Brandt
license agreement? Thank you, Pedro On Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:10:03 PM UTC+1, Tom Brandt - Workantile wrote: At Workantile, we have a license agreement which: spells out in broad terms how members may use the space clarifies that members are responsible for their own property - we

Re: [Coworking] Seat to Membership Ratio

2012-09-19 Thread Tom Brandt
We are about 2:1. I think we can go to 3:1 without much difficulty. On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: James, It really depends on the community's membership. Some groups are just going to be more tolerant to density than others. While

Re: [Coworking] Future weekend gatherings for coworking space owners and operators

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Brandt
Jerome, The gathering for operators sounds real interesting. If you are putting a separate mailing list, please put me on it. Thanks! On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.comwrote: Hi. Earlier this month, LExC hosted public sessions regarding coworking-at-large,

Re: [Coworking] Why do you love Coworking? Share your Coworking story on GoodCoworking

2012-10-24 Thread Tom Brandt
Very nice! On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Matthias Wiemann mat3...@googlemail.comwrote: I'm glad to announce that we just launched GoodCoworking - the website that allows Coworkers to tell their story - why they love Coworking. Not only can people say why they love Coworking, but also at

Re: [Coworking] Doubling your coworking space as an event venue

2012-10-30 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workantile, members are welcome to host events in the space. We ask that they host no more than one external (open to the public) event per month. We also get 10% of the gate if there is an admission charge. The 10% does not apply to material charges (for example, material for a 3D printing

Re: [Coworking] Sales Tax

2012-11-01 Thread Tom Brandt
Michigan does not tax services, so we don't collect sales tax. You should talk to a Texas CPA about the laws there. --- twb Sent from my aye phone On Nov 1, 2012, at 4:41 PM, oren.salo...@gmail.com oren.salo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I was just curious how many coworking spaces

Re: [Coworking] Member termination notice

2012-11-28 Thread Tom Brandt
Usually, members will let us know weeks or even months ahead of time when they will be leaving Workantile. Memberships are month-to-month, and if someone tells us they are leaving right away, we do not prorate their membership dues for the unused portion. No one has complained about that. When I

Re: [Coworking] Re: Member termination notice

2012-11-29 Thread Tom Brandt
People leaving abruptly has not been a problem for us. It's happened a few times over the last few years, but not enough to make it a problem to deal with. I do agree with Tony - it burns me as a consumer to pay for a month of service I don't use anymore, and because of that I am hesitant to

Re: [Coworking] Membership Percentages?

2012-12-03 Thread Tom Brandt
Ditto Alex - it really depends on the nature of the space. At Workantile all desks are flex - we have no permanent desks. The other coworking space in town, Tech Brewery, which is really more of an incubator, is all permanent desking. The question for us is how many are full (24/7 access) vs

Re: [Coworking] How do you handle wireless network passwords?

2013-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
We've changed ours once in three years, and it is a pain both to inform the members and for members with older machines to change it. --- twb Sent from my aye phone On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: We've changed ours twice in 6 years. The

Re: [Coworking] How do you handle wireless network passwords?

2013-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
bandwidth. OR there are too many other AP's nearby and their channels or whatever cause enough interference. Etc Jerome (not from an EvilBerry) www.BLANKSPACES.com On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: We've changed ours once in three years

Re: [Coworking] How do you handle wireless network passwords?

2013-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
, and likely with different throttling settings since it has less bandwidth. OR there are too many other AP's nearby and their channels or whatever cause enough interference. Etc Jerome (not from an EvilBerry) www.BLANKSPACES.com On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com

Re: [Coworking] How do you handle wireless network passwords?

2013-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: We have a few Ethernet ports scattered around and ask that people with ginormous uploads or downloads

Re: [Coworking] How do you handle wireless network passwords?

2013-01-14 Thread Tom Brandt
) www.BLANKSPACES.com On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Tom Brandt twbr...@gmail.com wrote: We've changed ours once in three years, and it is a pain both to inform the members and for members with older machines to change it. --- twb Sent from my aye phone On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman

Re: [Coworking] Do you have hanging electrical outlets?

2013-01-17 Thread Tom Brandt
We considered them but decided that in our space they would not work. All of our furniture is movable, so it's hard to know where to place them. Plus if they were hanging over a desk and the desk was moved, the cable and outlet would be blocking where people would be walking. On Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co working etiquette

2013-01-18 Thread Tom Brandt
We have this http://workantile.com/member-expectations/ and thishttp://workantile.com/members-handbook/on our website. On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: We share this new handout with everyone who takes a tour.

Re: [Coworking] Example of a Membership agreement?

2013-01-30 Thread Tom Brandt
This http://workantile.com/license-agreement/ is ours. On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Posh CoWorking blossombrae...@gmail.comwrote: We are looking for an example of a membership agreement to educate ourselves with. Can any of you help? We are a new cowork space in Austin Texas that is

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Software

2013-02-01 Thread Tom Brandt
We are rolling our own and am open-sourcing it. It works with the magnetic door lock mechanism we are using. It is not nearly ready for prime-time, since right now it is Workantile-centric and I am still working on several necessary features. One of the things on my feature list is to genericize t

Re: [Coworking] Indy Hall in Numbers 2012

2013-02-08 Thread Tom Brandt
We (Workantile) don't offer free coffee either, but it's not very expensive at $0.75/cup. We have coffee, pop, and snacks for sale. At the end of year, the surplus in the snack fund pays for the holiday party. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: 1)

Re: [Coworking] Re: Printing solutions which can be duplicated by others?

2013-03-08 Thread Tom Brandt
Fabrizio, I'm one of the people who runs Workantile in Ann Arbor. It's always great to see another coworking community opening in Michigan. Good luck! As for printing, we have a Brother DCP-8085DN connected to the network that people use. We supply the paper, but ask that people who print a lot

Re: [Coworking] Re: Printing solutions which can be duplicated by others?

2013-03-09 Thread Tom Brandt
On Mar 8, 8:49 am, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: Fabrizio, I'm one of the people who runs Workantile in Ann Arbor. It's always great to see another coworking community opening in Michigan. Good luck! As for printing, we have a Brother DCP-8085DN connected to the network

Re: [Coworking] Recommendations on managing drink/snack requests?

2013-03-11 Thread Tom Brandt
github is fine for those of use who are developer geeks, but if your community includes people who haven't a clue what github is, it might be rather intimidating. On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Matthew Arkin mar...@itligencesolutions.com wrote: I just saw a cool startup thats using github,

Re: [Coworking] Re: Startups are upset with Coworking spaces around NYC!

2013-03-11 Thread Tom Brandt
To Alex's point about business schools starting notice of coworking, a PhD student from the Michigan business school became a member of Workantile expressly to research coworking. Besides us, he has visited Seed in Toledo and hopes to visit Indyhall and several other coworking communities. I will

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