At the end of February, IndyHall will have been open at it’s location on 32 Strawberry street for 6 months.
6 months. Wow.
We can look at that one of two ways. In one respect, it feels like only yesterday. 6 months has totally zipped by.
A little history
In another respect, the amount that this entire group has accomplished in 6 months is astonishing. Looking at growth alone, it’s mind blowing. We signed an initial 15 member agreements only days before signing the lease for our office. Those members (2 Full Time, 3 Lite, and 10 Basic). As of today, we have 44 active memberships (8 Full Time, 5 Lite, and a whopping 27 Basic Members!).
Thats 3x growth of membership in 6 months, and we’re thrilled and proud that so many people have benefited from use of IndyHall as a coworking space and as a resource for learning and exchange.
How our Basic Membership Helps
When we decided to offer the $25/month basic membership last summer, it served two purposes. One, offering it for 6 months prepaid helped us build a pot of money that helped defer our startup costs. For the bootstrap-style operation we’ve run, we think that this was a huge portion of the reason we were able to make ends meet and stabilize as quickly as we have. Second, it gave the folks in our very active community an opportunity to contribute, for a nominal fee, to make sure that we’d be able to continue what we were doing: offering highly productive environments for people to collaborate on many, many different levels. Even if they weren’t using a desk, their contribution helped the other, very important side of what goes on at IndyHall in hosting and running of events.
What’s the problem?
We’re fast approaching the end of many people’s first 6 months of prepaid basic membership. While we’ve grown to a point where our more regular members help us stabilize the operating costs, the increased interest in the educational and social events that we’ve been ramping back up this month. In order for us to keep moving in that direction, we really need and appreciate your support in renewing your basic memberships.
The Deal
To thank everyone for their support, we’re going to be offering a 6 month basic membership renewal like the first time. If you renew your membership in February, we’re tossing in the free bonus day (7 free days over 6 months, use your floater day any time you like) AND a free IndyHall t-shirt. All Lite and Full members will receive a free shirt as well. The only way for Basic members to get a shirt for free is to pre-pay for another 6 months. This time, it will be $150 since no security deposit is necessary on the renewed membership.
We’ll be selling the IndyHall shirts for $20 each for non-members.
If you’re interested in renewing, please send an email letting us know. We will be accepting Checks and Google Checkout as before. If you’re already a member, you know how to get a hold of us. And of course, nothing says renewal like stopping by IndyHall for an in-person visit!
Thank You
Thanks in advance for all of your support, and here’s to many more successful 6 month anniversaries!
I signed up month-one for the basic, and just turned “lite” recently. Indy Hall isn’t just a place to work, I’ve met some amazingly talented people, and I look forward to being a member for years to come. Thanks guys!!