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Update (8) Free Coworking Map: New Offers (12), Total Now (182)

Felix Schürholz — 2013-05-24T11:25:51


Free Coworking grows and grows :-) Get to know all the various places and 
activities!*
*

*237% growth* of the Free Coworking Map<https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1_IxC9nIy3gwBkhEmhKcof6r1nxDr-NfGyqhIhP4#map:id=3> within 
the last 10 weeks!!! Since our 7th update<http://www.coworking-news.de/2013/05/update-7-free-coworking-map-new-offers-19-total-now-170/>, 
we are very excited to list for you another 12 additional free coworking 
offers. To highlight by country:

   - USA plus *7* (Savannah, GA <http://thincsavannah.com/> – Austin, TX<http://poshcoworking.com/>
    – Cleveland Heights, OH <http://www.theopenoffice.net/> – Santa Monica, 
   CA <http://workingvillage.com/home.asp> – Rochester, MN <http://cube.mn/>
    –Port Townsend, WA <https://www.facebook.com/PTCoLab> – New York, NY<http://www.coworking-news.de/2013/05/red-bull-offers-free-coworking-for-musicians-in-new-york/>
   )
   - UK plus *3* (Swansea <http://indycube.com/page-1/swanseacentral/> – 
   London <http

Re: Membership Percentages?

Maria-Christina Rus — 2013-05-24T07:45:20

Hi,

I think that is really interesting. Would you say that today the ratio is 
the same?

Thanks!

María

El miércoles, 5 de diciembre de 2012 15:50:26 UTC+1, Alex Hillman escribió:

Re: Membership Software

Cristina Santamarina — 2013-05-22T18:23:46

Hi all, 
This conversation was inspiring. I have written a blogpost about payment 
methods and I though you may want to take a look at it. You can find it here<http://goo.gl/xKldy>
.
Cheers!
Cristina

On Monday, January 21, 2013 11:30:52 PM UTC+1, Jason Saltzman wrote:

Re: Business plan verification - uncommon surf coworking place

Michal Kostal — 2013-05-22T10:42:42

Hi Cristina,
;o) somebody definitively has to talk to Ryanair. We used to have a direct 
flight from Bratislava to GC last year, but unfortunately it was canceled.

Thanx for your comment on Coworking Visa program, I will create an account 
and add The Surf Office <http://www.thesurfoffice.com>.

As for your question, I am Slovak so yes its from around. Last 6 years we 
are organizing surf session for people who want to learn surfing in France, 
Spain, Portugal and Gran Canaria. As a follow up we came with an idea to 
connect surf lifestyle with coworking and allow people to focus on their 
work/life balance.

Did you already worked in some cowork places which focus more on 
work-vacation or work-life balance?
I will appreciate any sugestion.
Michal

Dňa streda, 15. mája 2013 12:17:06 UTC+2 Cristina Santamarina napísal(-a):

Re: Community Manager job descriptions

Jessie — 2013-05-22T00:32:25

Thanks, Paige! We are working on applying for a loan now and they want to 
see job descriptions. This was VERY helpful!

All the best,
Jessie Rymph

Works Progress <http://www.worksprogressseattle.com>

Ellie's Coworking + Childcare <http://www.elliescoworking.com>

On Monday, November 5, 2012 3:22:53 PM UTC-8, Paige Calvert wrote:

Coworking event in SF (Sat, June 8)!

Angeline Lawrence — 2013-05-18T15:09:00

Congrats on your event. I am Angeline from Metro Detroit.  I am hosting a coworking day Monday as a dry run and community building effort before I open up a space. 
We will have a workshop at lunch and some give aways. Any last minute advice.

Re: Coworking event in SF (Sat, June 8)!

Steve Bercy — 2013-05-18T17:06:40

Totally free, no sales stuff and devot coworking owners in the place at the 
same event ? I would really enjoy to participate. 
I won't be there (i'm living in Martinique, a french west indies island) 
but if you broacast the meeting on youtube (with hangout?) I won't miss it 
! 

Steve
www.martiniqueworkatjelly.comwww.martiniqueworkatjelly.com

On Friday, May 17, 2013 3:43:01 PM UTC-4, Jerome wrote:

Re: Re: Creative Collisions

Step by Steppe — 2013-05-21T02:26:04

When I am explaining coworking to those around me, I paint the familiar picture: If you have ever been working in a coffee shop and look up and wonder what the other people are working on, you might be interested in coworking. If you have ever wanted to get up and say hi to someone to find out what they are doing (maybe actually have done so), but can't because of the barrier of talking to strangers in public, then coworking is definitely for you. You can be sure anyone else at the coworking spot is there for similar reasons.

They seem to get it after that.

Obviously personal anecdotes would be helpful too.

Shane
  
On 2013-05-20, at 3:44 PM, Cristina Santamarina <plastidecorverde< at >gmail.com> wrote:

Re: Re: Comparable Data

Jacob Sayles — 2013-05-20T19:16:59

We would love to have more information on the wiki business plan pages.
 There is a good amount there so that's a great place to start.  There have
been a number of conversations around how to gather some data on this topic
and I've been talking with Steve King from Emergent Research about doing a
joint project between his research firm, and Open Coworking.  It's a tricky
thing to take on because people can be rather protective of their profit &
loss data.  If you have ideas on how best we could go about gathering this
data, I'm all ears.

Jacob

---
Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500


On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 4:54 PM, liz cohen <elizabethdawncohen< at >gmail.com>wrote:

Boston/Cambridge Community

Curious & Inspired — 2013-05-20T18:22:50

Hey everyone,
 A couple of us have been thinking of starting a small cospace around the 
Cambridge area. The notion of a community workspace to nourish and inspire 
the creative mind/heart makes us so happy! We want to focus on creating a 
sense of community that not just works near each other, but thrives and 
works *together*. As we move forward in creating this space we thought it 
might be beneficial to start creating the community that will be inhabiting 
the space. We were thinking things like skill shares, bike rides, etc. If 
anyone has ideas or suggestions PLEASE feel free to input!

Re: Coworking event in SF (Sat, June 8)!

Steve Bercy — 2013-05-18T17:31:16

Totally free, no sales stuff and devout coworking owner in the same place ? 
I would enjoy to participate. 
I leave in Martinique (French West Indies island), i won't be there but if 
you broadcast the event (youtube, hangout..) I'll be there. 

Best,

Steve

On Friday, May 17, 2013 3:43:01 PM UTC-4, Jerome wrote:

Targeted Facebook Advertising

Angeline Lawrence — 2013-05-18T15:14:40

Thanks for info. I am hosting a coworking day Monday and had not gotten a lot of sign ups. I will try it out and let you know my resilts for the next day I host.

Re: Comparable Data

liz cohen — 2013-05-18T23:54:11

I'm looking to open a space in the Cambridge/Watertown area. Would also 
love to see numbers if anyone is willing to share. 

Thanks for starting this thread Jason!

Liz

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:09:22 PM UTC-4, jason....< at >gmail.com wrote:

Re: Creative Collisions

Sam Rosen — 2013-05-20T17:13:30

Thanks Craig & Cristina, I will check both of these out. The wiki seems 
promising!


On Monday, May 20, 2013 12:03:55 PM UTC-5, Craig Baute - Creative Density 
Coworking wrote:

Re: Creative Collisions

Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking — 2013-05-20T17:03:55

Alex has been trying to collect stories and I'm not sure if the Wiki page 
is his something he started or not. There is GoodCoworking.com that might 
have some testimonials. They ask people to answer the question 'Why do you 
love coworking.'

Craig

Re: Comparable Data

Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking — 2013-05-20T17:02:09

Jason,

This questions has been asked several times. I would recommend doing a 
search through this group to find the best collection of data.

Craig

Re: Creative Collisions

Cristina Santamarina — 2013-05-20T09:44:48

Hi Sam! 

A hard quest :). I have the same all the time - people don't seem to get it 
- I guess it is one of these things you only understand through practice. A 
lot of people don't seem to see any benefits other than having an ergonomic 
chair and a good internet connection for the first weeks. 

For inspiration I suggest you take a look at the Coworker's Stories page in 
the Coworking Wiki<http://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/65062137/Coworkers%20stories>. 
It's a collection of blog posts written by coworkers about their 
experiences in coworking spaces. Of course if you know of any (i.e. by 
coworkers at the Coop) feel free to add them there. Actually - *please *add 
them there!

Cheers, 

Cristina Santamarina
Cobot <http://cobot.me> & Coworking Wiki <http://wiki.coworking.com>

On Monday, May 20, 2013 5:13:32 AM UTC+2, Sam Rosen wrote:

Creative Collisions

Sam Rosen — 2013-05-20T03:13:32

Hey All..

This might be crazy, but I've been trying to articulate the benefits of coworking to folks that have spent very little to no time at all in a coworking community. I keep referencing the idea of "Creative Collisions" in my conversations and thought it would make sense to reach out to the community.

There's always going be the natural connections in a shared workspace. A small business owner can immediately find someone to help them with their dire need for a new website, without even leaving their workplace. That's amazing. But, to me the real magic is when folks meet and it sparks an idea, a business, a new thing... something that never would of happened.

I'd love to hear your stories born out of this collision whether it be simply an idea, thought, product, business or movement. Anybody have any good stories?

Happy Monday!
Sam

Our members give me warm fuzzys

Shenoa Lawrence — 2013-05-19T15:36:52

We've started a local version of the web industry's blog project, The Pastry Box. Inspired by this excellent site, we decided our community needed some platform to highlight the amazing people and projects in our area. The Pot-Luck features a different writer every day talking about any community or creative topic. Every day, someone brings something to the table. 


Today's post by a member of Room to Think reminds me of why we are doing this. As a bit more background for the article, his freelance stint also coincides with full time membership at our coworking space. 


http://thepot-luck.com/natevanderwilt/indie-vs-freelance/


Shenoa Lawrence 
http://www.rm2think.com
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Coworking event in SF (Sat, June 8)!

Jerome Chang — 2013-05-17T19:43:01

For those of you who might be in the San Francisco Bay area on Saturday,  June 8,  please join some of us LExC folks to discuss coworking on a macro level,  followed by dinner and drinks.  Totally free and no sales stuff.
http://lexcandthebay.eventbrite.com

This will be a great opportunity for everyone to meet others from around the country...in person!  How about that - no emails!  About a dozen devout coworking space owners will be in town for the weekend from Seattle,  NYC,  LA,  Denver,  Minneapolis,  Grand Rapids,  Chicago,  Austin,  Boston,  DC,  Charlotte,  Greensboro,  Philly and Miami.

On the docket tentatively are these two topics:
3:30 - 5pm: The "State of Coworking"  Turnstone and others will present research they've done,  bought,  or otherwise have on hand (when you're bootstrapping in coworking start-up world, who cares where you get this stuff from!).  What are some national trends in the workplace? What seems to be working for coworking...and what is not?  What are the demographics?

5p

[Coworking] Coworking Espaço Conceito in São Paulo

Marcelo Ribeiro — 2013-05-17T05:46:54

A very high tech coworking space.