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.
Simon, Riccardo - That sounds like a plan... maybe we'll think up a date for next week.
There are in fact some pictures up on flickr. Basically the room has for areas: our desks (4), sofa/coffee table, meeting table and then another oval white desk with space for a comfortable 4.
> > 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.
I'll be in London from March 13th for about a week - and back again towards the end of the month. I'm in CItizenSpace so if you wanted to ask me in person about the experience it would be fun to meet up. I also might need a place to get some work done for a few hours ;-)
lovely, let's organize another meetup next week! Does the 14th at 6.30pmsound good? Maybe in a place where we can actually sit down this time... any suggestion?
R
On 3/8/07, ivan at sustainablemarketing [dot] com <ivano...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll be in London from March 13th for about a week - and back again > towards the end of the month. I'm in CItizenSpace so if you wanted to > ask me in person about the experience it would be fun to meet up. I > also might need a place to get some work done for a few hours ;-)
That sounds cool. I get in that morning but usually I take a nap and am up for an evening meetup. If I forget to check this group my UK SkypeIn should forward to my mobile phone +44 020 8133 8494 or +1 510 292 7262 is the actual cell # and I have an international plan so feel free to call.
On Mar 8, 7:00 am, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> lovely, let's organize another meetup next week! Does the 14th at > 6.30pmsound good? > Maybe in a place where we can actually sit down this time... any suggestion?
> R
> On 3/8/07, ivan at sustainablemarketing [dot] com <ivano...@gmail.com> > wrote:
> > I'll be in London from March 13th for about a week - and back again > > towards the end of the month. I'm in CItizenSpace so if you wanted to > > ask me in person about the experience it would be fun to meet up. I > > also might need a place to get some work done for a few hours ;-)
How about meeting on the 15th at the Googleplex in London? We get a laptop friendly environment, a chance to speak to others about Coworking (would Linux hackers/freelancers interested, any specific needs), and give Ivan a chance to beat the jet-lag.
On Mar 9, 4:31 pm, "ivan at sustainablemarketing [dot] com"
<ivano...@gmail.com> wrote: > That sounds cool. I get in that morning but usually I take a nap and > am up for an evening meetup. If I forget to check this group my UK > SkypeIn should forward to my mobile phone +44 020 8133 8494 or +1 > 510 292 7262 is the actual cell # and I have an international plan so > feel free to call.
> On Mar 8, 7:00 am, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > lovely, let's organize another meetup next week! Does the 14th at > > 6.30pmsound good? > > Maybe in a place where we can actually sit down this time... any suggestion?
> How about meeting on the 15th at the Googleplex in London? We get a > laptop friendly environment, a chance to speak to others about > Coworking (would Linux hackers/freelancers interested, any specific > needs), and give Ivan a chance to beat the jet-lag.
> On Mar 9, 4:31 pm, "ivan at sustainablemarketing [dot] com" > <ivano...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That sounds cool. I get in that morning but usually I take a nap and > > am up for an evening meetup. If I forget to check this group my UK > > SkypeIn should forward to my mobile phone +44 020 8133 8494 or +1 > > 510 292 7262 is the actual cell # and I have an international plan so > > feel free to call.
> > On Mar 8, 7:00 am, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > lovely, let's organize another meetup next week! Does the 14th at > > > 6.30pmsound good? > > > Maybe in a place where we can actually sit down this time... any > suggestion?
Hmm, not really, shall we try and meet again at 6.30 at the market porter? From there we can then stroll to some other place where hopefully we can have a seat.
> Riccardo, > It's most likely that Ivan can't do that day, so it may have to be the > original plan of Wed 14th. Do you have a venue in mind? > --Simon
> On Mar 11, 1:55 pm, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Sounds awesome to me!!!
> Hmm, not really, shall we try and meet again at 6.30 at the market porter? > From there we can then stroll to some other place where hopefully we can > have a seat.
> On Mar 13, 11:16 pm, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> > wrote:
> > Hmm, not really, shall we try and meet again at 6.30 at the market porter? > > From there we can then stroll to some other place where hopefully we can > > have a seat.
> I'm leaving South Kensington Now. Trying to figure out how to call > your mobile...
> On Mar 14, 12:14 pm, "Simon L" <s...@bitcartel.com> wrote: > > Ok, see you there.
> > On Mar 13, 11:16 pm, "Riccardo Cambiassi" <r.cambia...@gmail.com> > > wrote:
> > > Hmm, not really, shall we try and meet again at 6.30 at the market > porter? > > > From there we can then stroll to some other place where hopefully we > can > > > have a seat.
> 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 ;)
> Spending a week here in London - wondering if coworking took off out > here....
> Sanford
> On Feb 24, 10:15 am, "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 Advocate-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
> On 9/17/07, SanManUWS <sdick...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey all -
> > Spending a week here in London - wondering if coworking took off out > > here....
> > Sanford
> > On Feb 24, 10:15 am, "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 Advocate-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
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