Comments on: Coworking, Coffee Shops and Entrepreneurs http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html Apps, Strategies, and Best Practices for Web-based work Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arthur Cundy http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-51946 Arthur Cundy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-51946 That's actually the reason why coffee shops are a huge success - people want to hang out at a certain place other than their home, but not really far from the home atmosphere if you know what I mean. There's a lot of people around but it doesn't mean that you have to interact with them... You can feel that you are alone and not alone at the same time. That’s actually the reason why coffee shops are a huge success – people want to hang out at a certain place other than their home, but not really far from the home atmosphere if you know what I mean. There’s a lot of people around but it doesn’t mean that you have to interact with them… You can feel that you are alone and not alone at the same time.

]]> By: Bianca Aquino http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-25851 Bianca Aquino Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:35:56 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-25851 And in addition, there are lot of ways to become social. There are a lot of social events we can attend to. So why have spaces like this when the benefit you can only get is being social? What do you think? And in addition, there are lot of ways to become social. There are a lot of social events we can attend to. So why have spaces like this when the benefit you can only get is being social? What do you think?

]]> By: Bianca Aquino http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-25798 Bianca Aquino Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:33:48 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-25798 Coworking in a space like that holds no appeal to me at all. I can see how one person, in this tight space, could hinder everyone from getting their own things done -- I agree with you on this point Amanda. I couldn't just imagine how much noise would I experience if I am in to that place. But I love the idea of being social but still not convince to use co-working spaces. Coworking in a space like that holds no appeal to me at all. I can see how one person, in this tight space, could hinder everyone from getting their own things done — I agree with you on this point Amanda. I couldn’t just imagine how much noise would I experience if I am in to that place. But I love the idea of being social but still not convince to use co-working spaces.

]]> By: Martin Lindeskog http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-25678 Martin Lindeskog Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:47:26 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-25678 Ian Culpin, Interesting comment. Are you located in Belgium? It would be interesting to discuss the telecentres a bit more. Ian Culpin,

Interesting comment. Are you located in Belgium? It would be interesting to discuss the telecentres a bit more.

]]> By: Ian Culpin http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-25630 Ian Culpin Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:12:20 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-25630 Telecottages or Telecentres have existed for some time in Europe, although they never met with much success except in UK and Nordic countries - especially Sweden. The idea was to share expensive resources - in those days high speed internet access, colour printers, etc. There was the added benefit of sharing expertise, with enough shared knowledge to fix the more common computing and networking problems, help with design, dtp, marketing etc. The shared expertise would be the only justification with the relatively low cost of technology today, although some home environments are often not best suited to work. I think the pure social side is better served in the café, coffee shop, tea room, bar, pub or where ever. Telecottages or Telecentres have existed for some time in Europe, although they never met with much success except in UK and Nordic countries – especially Sweden. The idea was to share expensive resources – in those days high speed internet access, colour printers, etc. There was the added benefit of sharing expertise, with enough shared knowledge to fix the more common computing and networking problems, help with design, dtp, marketing etc.
The shared expertise would be the only justification with the relatively low cost of technology today, although some home environments are often not best suited to work.
I think the pure social side is better served in the café, coffee shop, tea room, bar, pub or where ever.

]]> By: Martin Lindeskog http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-25588 Martin Lindeskog Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:32:43 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-25588 Anita: Very interesting topic. I had a physical meeting place in Gothenburg, Sweden, called Blue Chip Café & Business Center. It was like a combination of a coworking office space together with a coffee house with WLAN and personal computers hooked up to the Internet. I am very interested in discussing this matter with entrepreneurs, potential business partners, investors, facility owners, e.g. regular coffee houses and and tea lounges that want to add a business network dimension. My main inspiration is the historical coffee-houses and the concept called The Third Place. For more on this, please read my post, The Third Place: http://www.bluechipcafe.se/blogg/?p=19 Anita:

Very interesting topic. I had a physical meeting place in Gothenburg, Sweden, called Blue Chip Café & Business Center. It was like a combination of a coworking office space together with a coffee house with WLAN and personal computers hooked up to the Internet. I am very interested in discussing this matter with entrepreneurs, potential business partners, investors, facility owners, e.g. regular coffee houses and and tea lounges that want to add a business network dimension.

My main inspiration is the historical coffee-houses and the concept called The Third Place. For more on this, please read my post, The Third Place: http://www.bluechipcafe.se/blogg/?p=19

]]> By: Amanda http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html/comment-page-1#comment-25459 Amanda Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:30:47 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/coworking-coffee-shops-and-entrepreneurs.html#comment-25459 Coworking in a space like that holds no appeal to me at all. I can see how one person, in this tight space, could hinder everyone from getting their own things done. The appeal of coffee shops to me is that you get to be around people and out of the house but everyone for the most part leaves you alone. I get tired of working alone sometimes but that doesn't mean I want someone talking my ear off either. Coworking in a space like that holds no appeal to me at all. I can see how one person, in this tight space, could hinder everyone from getting their own things done. The appeal of coffee shops to me is that you get to be around people and out of the house but everyone for the most part leaves you alone. I get tired of working alone sometimes but that doesn’t mean I want someone talking my ear off either.

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