April 2010
16 posts
NWC Moving to 394 Broadway, 5th Floor on May 1st!
I sent this letter to NWC members yesterday:
Hello everyone! This Monday, New Work City will be opening for business in its new home base, 394 Broadway, Fifth Floor! We’ll be shacking up with our new friends at Green Spaces, an eco-focused shared workspace you’ve heard me talk about in the past. You can expect all the same basic amenities as you have here on Varick Street.
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What new features do you want to see at NWC 2.0? →
Add requests here for new features to add and things we should do in the new space. Vote on things you agree with!
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The NWC 2.0 Space Scavenger Hunt
Hello, friends! It’s time to play a game.
In my previous post, I described why the conventional methods for finding a space aren’t working well for us. Chances are that New Work City’s next home is hiding somewhere in Manhattan, off the usual real estate computer systems, waiting for us to find it.
While I’d love to walk the streets of NYC looking at every building...
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Going Off the Grid
So you want to rent a commercial space in New York City.
Congratulations! Get ready for some challenges.
A conventional approach would start with getting a broker, who would be responsible for finding the right space and negotiating the deal with the landlord.
Last time, we worked with several brokers and nearly made some deals— but in the end, the space we found was through mutual...
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Update: Green Spaces! Tours! Money! Brokers!...
Getting into the habit of blogging more is a challenge for me, so when the inspiration strikes I try to just let it fly. Here’s a quick rundown on how everything’s going:
We’re almost ready to seal a deal with Green Spaces to share their lovely space on 394 Broadway during our interim period. The folks there are super cool, and it looks like we’re going to be able to...
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Engaging A PR Agency
NWC has so far followed the precedent of coworking spaces that attract mainstream media attention organically. Coworking spaces, it turns out, have proven to be magnets for press.
And while we’ve gotten no shortage of media love, we put very little strategy behind what we said and who we talked to.
For our new project, we are going to pay closer attention to the role media plays in helping...
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WatchInterview with Green Spaces partner Roberto Rhett
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WatchA slightly silly interview with Green Spaces cofounder Marissa Feinberg.
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WatchSilent tour of Green Spaces, an eco-focused workspace in NYC. We’re discussing sharing space during our transition. What do you think?
More info on their site here: http://www.greenspacesny.com/
Map here: http://www.greenspacesny.com/find-us/
Opening Up
After almost 18 months at the helm of NWC, and almost three years of helping organize coworking communities, there is one lesson I have learned that is more important and valuable than any other.
Any time I found myself struggling with a dilemma or challenge, I would spend weeks or months trying to figure out the problem on my own. Eventually, in nearly every instance, I always ended up...
New Project: NWC 2.0
Cross-posted from the main NWC blog.
New Work City set out to make life easier for people who can work anywhere. Along the way, we learned that what we were building wasn’t simply a respite from working from homes and cafes. What we’re dealing with, it turns out, is something much larger.
Over the last year and a half, we’ve acted as a home away from home for countless people from around the...