Re: Who is in charge of your coworking space?

Stephanie

We're in the same boat here. Three of us funded our space and two of
us work here full time. My office for my business, DoingMedia LLC is
here. The other partner working in the space full time is also my
wife. She acts as a kind of concierge. Between us we've had some push
pull on how the space operates. I'm for "let everyone do as they will
in an adult manner". She is more in management mode; she spent a long
time as a retail store manager. That customer service background is
perfect for a coworking space but the "managing" part is not so hot.

We are still in the mode of having people asking us for permission.
So, when they ask I just tell them to go ahead, use your judgement,
play well with others, etc. The rules in the kitchen are if you make
it dirty then make it clean, if you rearrange it then rearrange it
back, etc.

But since my wife is more interested in running it like a business and
not a community our members DON'T step up to do things, caretake, etc.
because they don't have to. (My wife is great but she has said herself
that she may not be a good fit for a coworking space.)

We will soon have a member/regulars meeting to talk about how things
work and how things need to work.

I would suggest that you explicitly tell people to STOP asking you
permission to do things. Then if somebody does something out of bounds
you talk to them and start to set some norms. But now set the norm to
be wild, wild west. Sort of like keeping your blog wide open to
commenting and then adding moderation when the need arises.

Re: Who is in charge of your coworking space?

Stephanie

We're in the same boat here. Three of us funded our space and two of
us work here full time. My office for my business, DoingMedia LLC is
here. The other partner working in the space full time is also my
wife. She acts as a kind of concierge. Between us we've had some push
pull on how the space operates. I'm for "let everyone do as they will
in an adult manner". She is more in management mode; she spent a long
time as a retail store manager. That customer service background is
perfect for a coworking space but the "managing" part is not so hot.

We are still in the mode of having people asking us for permission.
So, when they ask I just tell them to go ahead, use your judgement,
play well with others, etc. The rules in the kitchen are if you make
it dirty then make it clean, if you rearrange it then rearrange it
back, etc.

But since my wife is more interested in running it like a business and
not a community our members DON'T step up to do things, caretake, etc.
because they don't have to. (My wife is great but she has said herself
that she may not be a good fit for a coworking space.)

We will soon have a member/regulars meeting to talk about how things
work and how things need to work.

I would suggest that you explicitly tell people to STOP asking you
permission to do things. Then if somebody does something out of bounds
you talk to them and start to set some norms. But now set the norm to
be wild, wild west. Sort of like keeping your blog wide open to
commenting and then adding moderation when the need arises.

Re: Hi!

 There's Converge in Union, NJ -- http://convergenj.com/

I'd love to share a co-working space with folks in the Morris county
area ... there's so many spaces for rent these days and many can be had
for very low sq ft prices.  Maybe in 2011, I might try to set up a space ...

On 8/30/10 9:10 PM, Nikki T wrote:
> Hi Everyone!
>
> I am media entertainment and marketing consultant.  I am looking for a
> co-working space in Northern New Jersey and NYC area.  I look forward
> for any help in finding space.  Thanks!
>
> -Nicole
>

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Re: Hi! (Launchpad Creatives in Woodbridge, NJ)

Re: Hi!

Re: A short video about coworking

Bilingual Social Media

Re: Bilingual Social Media

Re: Out of Office

I will be out of the office with limited access to email.  I will be returning on Wednesday, September 8th. 
Please contact Peter Peng at peter <at> lookmarketinggroup.com or 407-666-9507.

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Re: Bilingual Social Media

Hi,

From the poster side, for Station C. We mix and match as needed within
the same accounts, most of our members and people in town speak or at
least can get the gist of both languages and we figure out of towners
will skip the parts they don't understand.

From the reader side, for example I follow Betahaus, I just read the
english posts and scan the German ones to see if I can get an idea of
what it says and usually follow the links just in case. I don't mind.

Patrick
station-c.com

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