Adam Teterus from Indy Hall talked about what and how he does what he does with coworking. He also shared some of the things he learned from running Indy Hall for 3 years. Indy Hall There are a lot of people that can work from anywhere. Those people who have the flexibility to choose where they want to work can find themselves at Indy Hall. Indy Hall is a community of people who want to be with like-minded people with…
On June 20, 2018, Melanie Banayat was interviewed by Sajid Islam about founding Wingspace. Wingspace is a 3,000 square foot space located in a tiny, desert town of Prescott, Arizona. Despite its relatively small size, Wingspace has a great energy about it. It was the first coworking space in the entire county. In fact, before she started this project, Melanie, herself, never heard of coworking. Background Melanie worked from home for almost her whole adult life. She had been doing it…
A common recurring theme across various coworking focused groups and slack channels is member retentions (or optimizing member churn rates). It seems that some owners and operators have become obsessed with member retention and new entrants are wondering if this is a metric they should track and focus on. Or is it just a vanity metric? We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sajid Islam, founder of Hubdhaka coworking in Dhaka, Bangladesh to get his insights and put…
Jason Abbott was interviewed about his coworking space, Launch, by Sajid Islam on June 20, 2018. [caption id="attachment_1924" align="alignnone" width="300"] Headshot of Founder, Jason Abbott[/caption] Background Jason Abbott used to work out of one of the premier coworking spaces in the US, Kahoots. There he had an amazing experience working in a community that allowed him to be productive. When he went back home to Winnipeg, he wanted to do something like it but could not find any spaces that…
On June 20, 2018, Sajid Islam interviewed Alisha Thornton, the Community Manager of 1528 Webster Street in Oakland, California. The Founders Members have found the two founders to be very valuable resources. 1528 Webster Street houses a lot of start-ups looking to build their business. With the two founders on site, start-ups have been able to have conversations with them. Since they are on site, members can bounce ideas off of them and ask them what they think about their…
