From the Video Archives: Coworking Questions answered for Web Worker Daily in 2009
Filed under: FAQs, From the Business Side, Independents Hall, IndyHall 201, IndyHall U, Videos, coworking
Wow…a WHOLE YEAR AGO, I answered a bunch of questions for Web Worker Daily in video format. I completely forgot about them until Gerard Sychay from Cincy Coworks tweeted about them. They answer questions that we answer a lot, so I thought it’d be valuable to post here.
IndyHall History:
Bootstrapping:
Diversity
The Future of IndyHall (from last year)
Coworking Tips
Haven’t been able to visit the new IndyHall office yet?
Filed under: In The News, Independents Hall, Videos, coworking
Not to worry! Our friends from Technically Philly came by last week and not only got the ten cent tour, but caught it on camera along with some interviews with a couple of members. This is a TINY glimpse into what’s been going on at the new IndyHall, and by no means is a substitute or a full representation of what’s been going on. You REALLY need to come down here and see it for yourself!
It’s no “MTV Cribs” walkthrough, Brian Kirk of TechnicallyPHL and Drew Lazor of Philadelphia City Paper put together a great set of clips. If anyone wants to produce a “Cribs” style walkthough with Geoff and I…you know how to find me.
Enjoy!
IndyHall 201: Communities of Trust
Filed under: FAQs, Independents Hall, IndyHall 201, Kudos, Movies, Videos, coworking
We’re back with another IndyHall 201 video. This time, we’re talking about the importance of establishing trust as an important community value in your coworking space.
A few weeks back, I gave a professional development seminar at the Comcast Interactive Media group, and this topic came up indirectly. The question was asked, “what makes a coworking space such a hotbed of innovation?” While the diversity of talent is certainly one of the aspects, even diversity provides little value without a network of trusted between the talent that works together.
Proximity helps too, but the most important thing you can do is lead by example. More on that topic coming up soon.
In the mean time, enjoy our video on building communities of trust!
IndyHall 201: The Iterative Process
Filed under: FAQs, Independents Hall, IndyHall 201, Kudos, Movies, Videos, coworking
A couple of weeks back, we posted a rather long “FAQs” style video that Geoff and I shot while in Austin for SXSW. We’ve gotten quite a bit of positive feedback from that post, so we’re glad to continue that effort.
Only this time, we’re not asking you for nearly an hour of your time. We’re going to keep these under 10 minutes.
We’ve started a series that we’ll call “IndyHall 201″ for the time being. These are some of the things that we consider important fundamentals, but are a little bit higher level than the usual line of questioning we get, hence the “201″ class level. Get it? Good. Moving on.
One of the first topics we wanted to cover was one that we take for granted, but people outside of the software world don’t necessarily have exposure to:“The Iterative Process”. In this video, Geoff and I spend a few minutes talking about Agile as a software development methodology, as well as decision making skills that we’ve employed along the way while developing IndyHall.
A whole lot of digging into localized trends happens on the Coworking google group, usually to appease an investor.
One of my favorite quotes is from Josh Kopelman (Philly/SF Venture Capitalist, founder of Half.com):
“I’d much rather fund an entrepreneur that can adapt to change than someone who claims they can predict the future.”
http://twitter.com/alexknowshtml/statuses/783133234
Rather than asking what our (or any coworking space’s) membership, growth, square footage, expense numbers look like, why not ask what things we attribute to changes in our numbers, and how we operate around those changes?
Nobody ever asks us those questions.
The answers to those questions are the ones that provide insight into how to iterate, and grow your coworking space and community, without trying to predict the future. They’re going to make you a stronger entrepreneur, and a happier person in general. How’s that for Kool-aide.
We hope you enjoy this installment, and be on the lookout for more to come! Feel free to post questions here or in the video time line.
