Nice! I may be interested -- I'm still office-less (and now on
dialup!). Can you say what the price would be?
- R.
Paul,
Thanks for the link. It's a decent video, although it would've been
cool to see more of the space itself, and the way it was set up.
This is very close to what I tried to get going here -- open floor
plan, cheap space, etc.
To be honest, I'm a little soured on the idea here now. I'd still
really like to see something like it here, and I'd still put a lot of
energy into making it work. But, we already had an opportunity for
this, in brand-new offices (with good parking!) in Grass Valley, for a
reasonable price that would've gotten cheaper, and the opportunity was
met with a resounding "meh". I couldn't find even one other person
that would commit to renting the space. The whole thing has fallen
through now, though it may be possible to resurrect it again. It would
have started at $200/month per desk, including broadband, and it only
needed a few people to get the price down to $150/month. My goal is
space for $100/month, and I think that would have been attainable. It
included 24/7 access, and if multiple people wanted to share a
specific space, that was OK with the landlord. It was, frankly, a
sweet deal, and I doubt it could be matched elsewhere.
But nobody cared.
Robert @ Velocity7:
> I too have been thinking about an environment like that. I'm up for
> it. The time is right. Anybody else into exploring this
> possibility? 418 Broad Street is a pretty nice spot.
I have a feeling that the time's right too, but so far that hasn't
matched my experiences.
I'd be willing to try again. Sometimes good ideas don't work out the
first time 'round.
It would be good to get a "happen'n" place established here for
startups and "solopreneurs" of all kinds.
Thanks,
- R.
Works for me, I'll be there!
- R.
> I'm sorry, wasn't at all wanting to step on toes, but I can understand if it
> may have felt that way.
You weren't stepping on any toes at all. I'd love to see more like the
video on our mailing list, and if Velocity 7 has a co-working space
set up -- or something similar -- even better! I didn't realize that's
what they were doing. :-)
> I think you, if you're wanting/needing such a space, might want to look into
> it! Robert and the other people of Velocity 7 are neat folks, and if there
> was some overlay/social activity with the folks at Shawn's space, that would
> make it so much the richer experience.
Will do. I actually tried last week, but it was an insanely busy week.
The one day that I had for a visit there didn't work.
- R.
=) ST