Moving to Columbus

[Joe Shaw]

Hi,

I'm going to be moving back to Columbus in June after spending the past 13 years (!) in Boston. I'm a software developer and going to continue working for my Boston-based employer, so I'm looking for a programmer-friendly coworking space.

This list has not been active in a while, and most of the lists of Columbus coworking spaces I've found online are outdated. For instance, sandboxcolumbus.com redirects to dumpstercheap.com now. :)

Anyway, the only two places I've found are Qwirk (qwirkcolumbus.com) and the Salt Mines (saltmines.us). What else is out there today?

Thanks,
Joe

[David Fisher]

Hello Joe!

I was in Boston for about 8 or 9 years on and off, spent the past 3 in Columbus, and in June I'm moving back to Boston (actually Cambridge/Somerville likely). 

I've personally found that the coworking scene is a little bit... well, I don't want to call it dead, but not as thriving as it is in Boston (C3, Dogpatch, Workbar, Pirateship, betahouse (rip), etc). 

I've got space in the Columbus Idea Foundry (columbusideafoundry.com) right now, but its much more of a hardware-centric hackerspace with relatively few programmers there and not much of a programming culture. 

There's a few little pockets of coworking here, but they are difficult to find. I don't know if Qwirk or Salt Mines are active, but its worth emailing them. Many attempts at coworking here have failed and never achieved critical mass culturally. 

Sorry to paint a grim picture. Maybe someone else can chime in and prove me wrong. 

- David Fisher

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