Hi, I'm new on the group. Got here after an amazing conversation with Chris Messina in London (thanks again). I'm looking for existing experiences of coworking in London and/or for people who'd like to create a new one. Also, my current dayjob (http://www.headshift.com) already has offices but we're bound to get bigger ones soon... you'll never know ;)
I spoke to Chris a few days ago, and I've also emailed Brad with questions on how HatFactory has implemented their anchor system (waiting to hear back). I think we'll probably end up with different types of Coworking space in London, from those that are communal and collaborative in spirit, to more commercially-minded ventures. I'm more interested in the former, but happy to explore across the spectrum.
If there are other independents who are serious about this, we should meet to discuss what our goals are and discuss what kind of commitment we're willing to put in. We also need to explore the type of community/business models which are realistic for London by analysing the existing Coworking spaces which are in operation.
--Simon
On Feb 24, 2:15 pm, "Bru" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > I'm new on the group. Got here after an amazing conversation with > Chris Messina in London (thanks again). > I'm looking for existing experiences of coworking in London and/or for > people who'd like to create a new one. > Also, my current dayjob (http://www.headshift.com) already has offices > but we're bound to get bigger ones soon... you'll never know ;)
If you guys would like me to post a call on the coworking blog, lemme know. We have a number of blog authors already, but I can volunteer for the copy-paste job. ;)
> I spoke to Chris a few days ago, and I've also emailed Brad with > questions on how HatFactory has implemented their anchor system > (waiting to hear back). I think we'll probably end up with different > types of Coworking space in London, from those that are communal and > collaborative in spirit, to more commercially-minded ventures. I'm > more interested in the former, but happy to explore across the > spectrum.
> If there are other independents who are serious about this, we should > meet to discuss what our goals are and discuss what kind of commitment > we're willing to put in. We also need to explore the type of > community/business models which are realistic for London by analysing > the existing Coworking spaces which are in operation.
> --Simon
> On Feb 24, 2:15 pm, "Bru" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm new on the group. Got here after an amazing conversation with > > Chris Messina in London (thanks again). > > I'm looking for existing experiences of coworking in London and/or for > > people who'd like to create a new one. > > Also, my current dayjob (http://www.headshift.com) already has offices > > but we're bound to get bigger ones soon... you'll never know ;)
> > Cheers, > > Rick aka Bru
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> If you guys would like me to post a call on the coworking blog, lemme > know. We have a number of blog authors already, but I can volunteer > for the copy-paste job. ;)
> Chris
> On 2/24/07, Simon L <si...@bitcartel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Rick,
> > I spoke to Chris a few days ago, and I've also emailed Brad with > > questions on how HatFactory has implemented their anchor system > > (waiting to hear back). I think we'll probably end up with different > > types of Coworking space in London, from those that are communal and > > collaborative in spirit, to more commercially-minded ventures. I'm > > more interested in the former, but happy to explore across the > > spectrum.
> > If there are other independents who are serious about this, we should > > meet to discuss what our goals are and discuss what kind of commitment > > we're willing to put in. We also need to explore the type of > > community/business models which are realistic for London by analysing > > the existing Coworking spaces which are in operation.
> > --Simon
> > On Feb 24, 2:15 pm, "Bru" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm new on the group. Got here after an amazing conversation with > > > Chris Messina in London (thanks again). > > > I'm looking for existing experiences of coworking in London and/or for > > > people who'd like to create a new one. > > > Also, my current dayjob (http://www.headshift.com) already has offices > > > but we're bound to get bigger ones soon... you'll never know ;)
> > > Cheers, > > > Rick aka Bru
> -- > Chris Messina > Citizen Provocateur & > Open Source Ambassador-at-Large > Work: http://citizenagency.com > Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog > Cell: 412 225-1051 > Skype: factoryjoe > This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private
We could do a quick introduction to Coworking (I think we're allowed 5 minutes at Minibar) as a call to arms, and to see how much interest is out there.
> We could do a quick introduction to Coworking (I think we're allowed 5 > minutes at Minibar) as a call to arms, and to see how much interest is > out there.
I think we could just give a quick talk/intro and why we're interested, rather than a formal presentation, and then just chat to people who are interested. Perhaps take a copy of BusinessWeek with us, so people can look over the article/pictures. It really helps if people can visualise the different models in play, and see that things are really happening, rather than coworking just being a neat idea.
--Simon
On Feb 26, 10:47 pm, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > We could do a quick introduction to Coworking (I think we're allowed 5 > > minutes at Minibar) as a call to arms, and to see how much interest is > > out there.
> I think we could just give a quick talk/intro and why we're > interested, rather than a formal presentation, and then just chat to > people who are interested. Perhaps take a copy of BusinessWeek with > us, so people can look over the article/pictures. It really helps if > people can visualise the different models in play, and see that things > are really happening, rather than coworking just being a neat idea.
> --Simon
> On Feb 26, 10:47 pm, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Wednesday sounds fine. If we can come up with any presentable ideas, I'm > > totally in for the presentation on friday too!
> > Is the Market Porter ok for you? here's my mobile just in case -> > > 00447896505711
> > R
> > On 2/26/07, Simon L <s...@bitcartel.com> wrote:
> > > We could do a quick introduction to Coworking (I think we're allowed 5 > > > minutes at Minibar) as a call to arms, and to see how much interest is > > > out there.
Unfortunately I managed to miss the first meeting.. will deffo be round for the next though.
We've (New Bamboo - http://new-bamboo.co.uk) got offices in Caledonian road and have a space desk with space for 4-6 people. It's a shame to see it go to waste. We're toying with the idea of inviting people in. We've got a couch and a Wii :). Preferably Ruby on Rails developers, but we're open to anything.
I wonder, anyone interested (or do you know anyone interested?).
Maybe give us a call or come along to the next OpenCoffee morning and we'll have a chat?
Damien Tanner - iamrice.org
New Bamboo Web Development Ltd. Creating fresh, flexible and fast-growing web applications is our passion.
> > I think we could just give a quick talk/intro and why we're > > interested, rather than a formal presentation, and then just chat to > > people who are interested. Perhaps take a copy of BusinessWeek with > > us, so people can look over the article/pictures. It really helps if > > people can visualise the different models in play, and see that things > > are really happening, rather than coworking just being a neat idea.
> > --Simon
> > On Feb 26, 10:47 pm, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Wednesday sounds fine. If we can come up with any presentable ideas, I'm > > > totally in for the presentation on friday too!
> > > Is the Market Porter ok for you? here's my mobile just in case -> > > > 00447896505711
> > > R
> > > On 2/26/07, Simon L <s...@bitcartel.com> wrote:
> > > > We could do a quick introduction to Coworking (I think we're allowed 5 > > > > minutes at Minibar) as a call to arms, and to see how much interest is > > > > out there.
Damien, Sounds interesting. Any pictures of the space? How about hosting a one-off Jelly type event? For example, pick one day and get interested coworkers to work from the space. It will be a useful experiment for all involved, and will at least get things rolling in London. --Simon
> We've (New Bamboo -http://new-bamboo.co.uk) got offices in Caledonian > road and have a space desk with space for 4-6 people. It's a shame to > see it go to waste. We're toying with the idea of inviting people in. > We've got a couch and a Wii :). Preferably Ruby on Rails developers, > but we're open to anything.
> Damien, > Sounds interesting. Any pictures of the space? How about hosting a > one-off Jelly type event? For example, pick one day and get > interested coworkers to work from the space. It will be a useful > experiment for all involved, and will at least get things rolling in > London. > --Simon
> > We've (New Bamboo -http://new-bamboo.co.uk) got offices in Caledonian > > road and have a space desk with space for 4-6 people. It's a shame to > > see it go to waste. We're toying with the idea of inviting people in. > > We've got a couch and a Wii :). Preferably Ruby on Rails developers, > > but we're open to anything.
