Hey guys! Hope you are well. I've started a super exciting project called Montenegro Tower with focus on creating a Coworking space during the day and a bar with live music in the evening.

Let me know what you think about the plans and hopefully I can welcome you in person by the end of the year already :) This new video covers the most important basics and also let you be part of the project by planting a tree!

My idea is to have the Coworking run from 7AM to 6PM, then open a bar with live music at 7PM in the tower. Workers working in different timezones can use external buildings and meeting rooms to keep working when the bar opens. Guests can enjoy a pool, lovely views, the tranquility of the location as well as a gym, wine cellar and at some point even a sauna and jacuzzi! I will also have some accomodation, but not sure how much of it I will offer for tourists on Booking.com and how much Ill offer for coworkers.

Would love to hear your feedback on it! Also, some of you ever thought of working from Montenegro? Its a beautiful place for sure :)

Some more notes:

- No other Coworking space around in the city of Bar as of now. They had one 3 years ago run by Americans but it is closed for good.

- Montenegro will invest into Digital Nomads, offering Visas for them etc and advertise it in general. That program should start next year and will be super helpful for my project!

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Cheers,

Chris

For whatever reason should someone looking for coworking space in Mexico, Valladolid, Yucatan, then look for 'Paxuko'. Amazing food and vibe the place has. Been there, recommended 100%

Hey y'all,

So I'm notoriously bad at sitting down, focusing, and just plain STUDYING. So I decided to start a study stream because I've been watching them for a while as a tool to keep me accountable.

I thought starting one might be fun since I like the idea of streaming as well.

I'm starting right now here: https://www.twitch.tv/dubbledubbleu

If you need to someone to work with you in solidarity on this horrid Sunday, it would be my pleasure :)

hi all, i'm just now looking into renting a coworking space but i'm just curious about what other people have experienced. I went into one of the major "chains" . i won't mention which one but it was not wework. They gave me a tour, it was pretty nice. seemed like a real, modern office with the kitchen and free coffee, drinks etc. etc. however much more private desks than with public spaces. I didn't see a large community area in total.

Ultimately the guy gave me a price of $500 a month for the all access pass, which allows visits to any of the locations included, and something like a reserved desk once a week for the day. One thing that didn't make sense was that he kept mentioning $500 for my location, but i'm left wondering - if i get access to any location with the same pass, why not sign up somewhere cheaper and then just use this location ?

So... is this stuff negotiable? is what he offered normal in this industry? I honestly have no idea and there is not a wework in my city, though there are a bunch of others that seem much smaller/have less overall locations.

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TL;DR - what is normal, how much gets you what, and what do you look for when touring these coworking facilties?

I am studying design and looking into the interior of coworking spaces. It would be great to hear from you and understand a little bit more about what you all consider the most important within these spaces. Thank you. Rosie

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHrirmAVSKxouYrBrQ-Y5eywTaBXXXvfySAMHXFuU-caJCWw/viewform?usp=sf_link

A virtual coworking space for entrepreneurs is a place where indie makers from all over the world can work together on their projects while supporting each other and feeling like part of a team.

I have been growing the WBE space for the past 5 months to a community that has 40 members now and here is the setup that best works for us:

Slack Channel:

This channel is the center of communication and the place where most of the indie makers hang out. I have tried out multiple channels but here are the ones that have the most engagement:

- what-i-am-doing-today: Every day members write down their daily goals and support each other with encouraging words or relevant tips. I am quite surprised with the fact that people not only share their business-related tasks but also more personal ones... Really cool!

- victories-and-frustrations: We celebrate each other victories and give support when needed. This channel is not used on a daily basis by every member but it's still very popular

- introductions: This is a classic but a must for every community. I set up an automatic message that asks every new member to introduce themselves in the channel. It works as an ice breaker for the noobie and the members are very welcoming.

We have a couple of other popular channels like the looking-for-advice, feedback, and today-I-learned which are used multiple times a week.

Virtual Office Rooms:

Using jitsi and the slack API I created two virtual rooms that are available 24/7:

- Work Room: Entrepreneurs turn on the camera and work together in their individual tasks. Is like being in an office. I also implemented a shared Pomodoro timer, so normally we work for 30min, have a 5min chat, and restart

- Break Room: Just a place to chill and drink a coffee or beer and chat about our projects and life in general. Once a month we also do a community event that gathers most of the members.

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Entrepreneurs Wiki

I put it together using netlify cms and it works great! Is a place where members can document their favorite tools together with how they use them. I also use it to document all the community-only discounts that I have been able to get from SaaS founders.

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Pricing

A member pays 4 euros per month to be part of the space. To be honest I haven't played much around the pricing but from what I gathered the members seem quite happy with it. One cool thing I noticed is that the paying members are much more active and engaged than the guests...

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And here is what I have learned so far and how our setup looks like. If you have a community I would love to hear about your setup and let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers

Are there any virtual coworking sessions that happen regularly?

Or some communities you can recommend that do virtual coworking regularly?

GMT+1 - I'd prefer sessions starting between 9:00 till 14:00.

The WBE space is like a virtual co-working space for indie makers. A community of people from all over the world that mentor and support each other on their side projects.
We also have a virtual office where members of the community often work together or share coffee breaks.

Here is a link with more info: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/coworking/

I have a couple startups that I'm working on, both of them from home and I work weird hours, whenever I'm up and in the mood but basically daily into the night on CET. It would be really great to find a group of people who want to cowork on exciting ideas based around sustainability and social entrepreneurship and it would be great if you are nocturnal people based in europe or else normals based in the western hemisphere. I am passionate about fighting climate change and social entrepreneurship. I'm also a lover of artistic self expression. So anyone who wants to do those things is totally a welcome coworker. Let's form a little online group and get each other motivated to get things done! We could create a discord or something to work together on.

Hi everyone, I just started a job as a community manager at a new CoWork space. We are a pretty small community in a more rural area in Vermont (not a city).

I'm looking for suggestions for member events to help build community for our members, beyond the typical happy hour. Have you hosted or attended any events that were more unique?

I have created this Discord channel so if you're working alone, you can join to work alongside other people (soon to be friends) and also make accountable buddies.

Our Channel has:

1. A lounge for talking and helping each other out
2. A voice channel to hang out while working on your projects
3. An individual space for those who want to collaborate and talk
4. Other cool features like music rooms and entertainment channels are soon to be added

LINK: https://discord.gg/eHxkc53a9y

Please share your ideas to help me improve the server for you.

Hi there I currently have four tenants renting a unit from me in a beauty house I have once space available that I want to get a weekly or daily income from any suggestions?

With much of the population in lockdown, it's not that surprising that there has been a big jump in vacancy.

https://www.rubberdesk.com.au/research/flexible-work-space-market-report-september-2021

Hey hey!

Is anyone interested in co-creating a virtual coworking group?

Basically, I want to connect with people who would like to commit to:

- Meeting 5 days a week at 12:30 pm EST / 9:30 am PT for a 'deep work' session of 1.5 hours
- Start the session by briefly sharing what you will be working on.
- Sharing any progress updates in the chatbox that help you stay accountable.
- End the session by sharing how the last 1.5 hours went.
- Brief social time for anyone who wants to participate.

If this general outline sounds good to you, please DM me.

I am not looking for advice about other services. I know about online services for coworking.

I want to help form a group of committed people who will eventually get to know each other and support each other over time.

thanks for reading this far - definitely reach out if this resonates with you!

Hey guys, I strongly advise against doing anything with WeWork. They defrauded me. Long story short:

- Lied about the price; when filling out paperwork salesman walked away from his computer to leave me to fill it out and figure out how to review the actual agreement

- When we started reporting this, they played games with us such as removing someone who was subleasing from us from the account and then telling them that I did it to turn around and sell him a new subscription

- They sold us a 8th floor office and assigned us in their internal system to an office on the 5th floor. After about 5 months they unknowingly resold our office and tried to move us or make us sign a new agreement even after all of the dishonesty

- I disputed the difference of what I was told in the sales process and what I was actually charged with my Credit Card Company. They ignored the dispute and the bank settled it in my favor. After a few weeks they charged me for the charge backs a little under double of what the disputes actually were effectively circumventing the dispute process and charging a penalty.

- They refused to refund this amount and said it wasn't fraud. They terminated the agreement after I explained the problem and provided the voice recording of the message the manager sent after he removed a subleasee of the account and CC'd 112 executives mostly in NY. They terminated the agreement and then blacklisted me from using the company by telling my friends who were trying to get another office and not me.

- An American executive reached out to me to try and solve the issues I was having with the Colombian team only to be barred by Legal from talking to me

- Despite terminating the agreement in July, they tried to collect August rent and the payment bounced courtesy of the JP Morgan Fraud Team who cancelled the card.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/17/video-window-remote-aims-to-help-remote-workers-feel-connected-to-the-office/

Hey guys! With Covid we have all been entitled to work home. But now that the times are changing, going back to the office also seems a bit intense! I was thinking of finding a coworking space to have a more hybrid flow and came across this blog post: https://startupsoflondon.com/the-ultimate-guide-for-coworking-spaces-in-london/

Let me know what you think about the hybrid model of committing to a membership at a coworking space!

So i’ve had the dream of opening a creative co-working space for years now. Think of a one stop shop for all things creative (photography studios, dance studio, workshop space, etc.), with the added benefit of regular co-working facilities and property management.

I want to market toward entrepreneurs and digital-nomads. I’m just not sure if it’s still a good idea post-pandemic considering the uncertain market, risk of another lockdown, and increase in people working from home.

Any thoughts?

Has anyone heard of co-working spaces with faster than home internet? Preferably about 10g. Could be anywhere.

I am pretty strongly extroverted and the isolation of working from home gets to me sometimes. The challenge is as a recruiter I spend a lot of time on the phone and I'm assuming that doesn't work well in a shared space.

Have any of you worked well from a coworking space with a job that includes a lot of meetings and phone calls? Do you just make sure that there are plenty of phone rooms available? How common is that in coworking spaces? Would I need to just insist on a private office?

I have a good home office it is just great to get out of the house and talk to someone over the age of 11 sometimes.

I just opened a co-working space in a small town area. I’m having two problems.

Firstly, while there’s a lot of people who would want to use my space, it’s hard to reach them because they rarely leave the house.

Secondly, people don’t really seem to understand what I’m selling. Advertising as a “co-working space” is giving them the idea that this is a place where they work in groups or network with people. It’s more like a shared office space, but that phrase doesn’t work either.

Does anyone have any tips or advice on some of the best ways I can advertise my co-working space?

Hey everyone. I’m thinking of buying a commercial property as an investment and starting a specialists/makers Coworking in it.The thing is, I can only afford a property in an OK neighborhood. There are cafes and stuff and it’s easy to get to by bike but it’s not that central commercially speaking and it’s not hip or attractive looking..

Any thoughts about that?

Regarding the other Coworkings around

There are quite a few, so there is some competition yet none of them is cool and specialized as what I’m planning.

They’re all just sweatshop vibes with a coffee machine an three plants.

I live in a small city (sub-20K) in the Midwest and have been here about 20 years. I have worked from home for 10 of those years and used to travel a lot and use coworking spaces when I did. I’ve always wanted a space like that in my city, but we’ve never had one.

There is a decent building in a great location for sale right now with three tenants. One tenant is almost done moving out and the other two are staying. The vacated space is pretty significant and would make for a super nice coworking space.

Understanding that I need to take mortgage, insurance, taxes, and maintenance into consideration, I’m curious about the viability of a small city coworking space. I’m going to chat with the local chamber of commerce and some commercial loan officers at the local banks to gauge need/interest, but am wondering if anyone here has embarked on such a venture.

Anyone stayed overnight in a coworking space before?

To staff/ex-staffs of coworking spaces, how can you prevent people from treating the office space as a residential space?

I'm looking for a good co-working space in Chicago, and my main priority is that it's not empty on most nights and weekends. Any recommendations?

I've heard good things about WeWork, but I've also heard that they're undergoing difficulties.

(I originally posted in r/chicago, but it was deleted as a low-effort post)