Killer breakdown, D.
I just sent the following in another email -- most of this info you will be
aware of, however the time line may be nice.
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1.) 1-2 months out - open a coworking space in Austin similar to the
following
- indy hall: http://indyhall.com
- coworking nyc: http://nwcny.com
Coworking definition: *Coworking is cafe-like community/collaboration space
for developers, writers and independents.*
If this sounds cool, it would be great if you'd fill out one or two of these
forms for we can get rolling with all this*
*
- Membership Interest (12 have completed this as of 4.14):
http://tinyurl.com/68f89z
- Sponsorship Interest (1): http://tinyurl.com/5usods
We are looking at spaces with several agents NOW. However, we all know the
best deals come from relationships and connections. If you know of a space
on the east side, downtown, or on south congress - PLEASE let me know.
2.) Ongoing - Help organizations have conversations online.
Conjunctured leverages the power of collaboration and community. *We are
inspired by the existing concept of coworking and call ourselves a
"co-company" – it's a term we came up with that describes how the company is
structured – we don't employ people. Instead, a team of independent
freelancers, all specialists in their own areas, come together to
collaborate on the projects they feel most passionate about.*
- co-company google group: http://groups.google.com/group/co-company
- start of our business plan:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhsdhzzs_0gdz9nfgg
- social media release: http://conjunctured.com/index2.html (click the
arrows)
- site - includes services, manifesto, team, & blog:
http://conjunctured.com
3.) 1 year - micro-fund; akin to
- http://techstars.com
- http://ycombinator.com
Here's a link to my personal vision(1.0) for Austin's startup community
http://blog.think27.com/austin-startup-community-vision/
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On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:24 AM, Dusty <dustyrea
...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Todd emailed me asking about our coworking space. I wanted to bring
> our discussion here for everyone. :)
> ----------------------------------------------------
> "I saw the tweets on another coworking space in Austin. Great news!
> What are you all planning?"
> -Todd
> ----------------------------------------------------
> My reply:
> We're looking to bootstrap a space. We're hoping to create a space
> with low margins with nearly all of the coworking space revenue going
> back into the space. Besides the standard coworking amenities, we want
> to offer lead generation, referral bonuses, a job board, and later
> down the road, investments in startups. That's how we want to make
> money as Conjunctured. It's also how we want to set ourselves apart
> from other spaces.
> Some examples of how we'd like to make money:
> * If an entrepreneur is bootstrapping a business, but needs a few
> hours of work to pay rent, we want to have some work for that guy to
> do. Everything is opt-in (part of our manifesto, plus we have no
> employees), so we want to find projects that pay well and are projects
> people want to work on. Conjunctured will take a margin off the top of
> work we bring in.
> * If a member wants to work exclusively on Conjunctured work.
> Awesome! If not, see above.
> * Another scenario is, if a member refers work to Conjunctured
> (and people opt-in to do it) we'll pay the referrer a finders fee, and
> Conjunctured will take a margin off the top.
> * If a freelancer does a lot of work for a company, but a project
> comes along that is "too big" for the freelancer. Conjunctured might
> offer to throw our weight behind the contract so the freelancer can
> get the gig. All the props would go to the lancer, but if he couldn't
> hack it, the client could hold Conjunctured accountable. We'd take a
> margin for assuming the risk.
> * Non-member recruiters could pay to place an ad on our job-board.
> (Members could post for free of course.)
> All the scenarios above are opt-in. A member could choose not to
> participate in any of that stuff.
> As far as the space itself goes. We're thinking something edgy. We're
> following the lead of Independents Hall and New Work City. We're not
> sure how we're gonna' brand the space yet. We've agreed that part of
> your membership is your logo somewhere on the sign. Perhaps like a
> collage of business logos.
> I'd love to hear your thoughts on all this! :)
> Dusty
John Erik Metcalf
tel: 210.724.3619
fax: 563.405.4275
email: jmetcal...@gmail.com
web log: http://blog.think27.com
co-company: http://www.conjunctured.com
resume/cv: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnerikmetcalf
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