158 FS Coworking and Collaboration with Alex Hillman

Check out Ruby Remote Conf! 01:56 - Alex Hillman Introduction

• Twitter
• Blog
• The Coworking Weekly Show
• Indy Hall
  • @indyhall
• Amy Hoy
  • Unicornfree
• 30x500: Build and Launch a Profitable Product Business Without Venture Capital

02:57 - Collaboration and Coworking Spaces 08:34 - Nights and Weekends? (After Hours/Night Owl Working)

• Unconferences and BarCamps

13:05 - Coworking is NOT a Talent Agency 15:02 - Isn’t Coworking Distractive?

• Choice Architecture
• Full-Time / Flex-Member Separation = Bad

22:33 - Forming Relationships for Collaboration

• Examples:
  • Parker and Jake
    • Flycops
      • @flyclops  
    • Domino
  • Amanda and Christine
    • Lanternfish Press
      • @lfpbooks
    • The Legend of Sherlock Holmes Kickstarter Project

35:13 - Interns 36:54 - Collaboration vs Cooperation

• Choice vs Forced Collaboration
• “Half Baked Ideas”
  • Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

45:20 - Committing to a Coworking Space 49:39 - Should You Cowork?

• Self-Management
• Confidence: “If I can do it, you can do it.”
• Honest Exposure

01:03:58 - Starting a Coworking Space

• Core, Committed People
  • Community Barn Raising
• Resources:
  • How To Fund Your Coworking Space
  • How Much Does It Cost To Start A Coworking Space?
  • The Three Necessary Ingredients For Community. Do You Have Them?

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CodeNewbie Podcast (Chuck)
Ask Me Another Podcast (Chuck)
Ruby Remote Conf (Chuck)
Reply All Podcast (Alex)
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