Need any more proof that coworking has hit the mainstream? CNN ran a 2:20 report on it this morning. Polly Labarre does a great job of summarizing Jelly and coworking. John Roberts, on the other, added zilch to the piece — in fact he detracted when he made a lame remark about frat boys, Led […]

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LaunchPad Coworking recently caught up with Tony Bacigalupo, a project manager and coworking proponent in New York City. We met Tony in person at SXSWi in Austin, in March. Tony champions the coworking movement through Jelly and CooperBricolage — a coworking community that hangs out in GramStand, an existing café group members inhabit, typically weekdays […]

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Transparency is all the rage these days, especially in the coworking community. Since transparency goes hand-in-hand with honesty and authenticity, it’s sad commentary that this is a trend rather than the norm. But spin is a mighty thing — look at politics, religion, and advertising — they’re all about spin. Breaking out of the spin […]

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We asked Alex Hillman, a real coworking leader, co-founder of IndyHall in Philadelphia, and web developer/strategist/co-founder of Round3Media to tell us about his perspective on the scene
Spike Gillespie: How’d you get involved in coworking?
Alex Hillman: I was introduced to coworking by Chris Messina and Tara Hunt, who run Citizen Space. I was recently independent, and […]

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Admit it. You figured this was going to be another “OMG I overdid it at SXSW” post, didn’t you? Well, you couldn’t be more wrong.
It all started a few weeks ago. The Core77 Design blog pointed me to a very cool little company called Giant Microbes. They make stuffed animals. Actually, stuffed microbes. Black Death, […]

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The good news: SXSWi has launched a UserVoice forum soliciting feedback from folks who attended the conference. The bad news: the site requires yet another registration. Separate from the conference. And the insiders guide. And the badge/member list stuff. Was there another?
I suggested coworking panels and a coworking area for next year. And a revamp […]

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SXSWi was great for coworking. We had coworkers from all over the map in town to… well, cowork about coworking. But it sure didn’t feel like work as we gathered twice at the Hotel San Jose, twice for core conversations (one on transparency and the other on coworking), and unofficially at BarCamp (“unofficial” since they […]

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I am sitting on the floor of the Austin Convention Center, observing as Julie, Tori and Tina meet with our structural poet/architect Murray Legge talking about possible floor materials and lighting for the space. Since we spend a lot of time talking to each other (and to you all) about the great ergonomic chairs LaunchPad […]

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Holy moley it’s been an amazing few days!
Friday night: the Austin Coworking Meetup was a smashing success! Easily 100+ people attended over the course of the evening. I met folks from Indy Hall, Office Nomads, Station-C, Austin Jelly, notanmba, La Cantine, Citizen Space, Cooper Bricolage, and a slew of people either doing coworking or interested […]

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Don’t forget to RSVP for the Coworking Meetup tonight at 7pm at the Hotel San Jose. You don’t even need to be registered for SXSWi to attend.
If you’ve registered via upcoming.org, a Meetup RSVP would really help the San Jose staff up for tonight.
I’m sure looking forward to seeing everyone! It kind of feels like […]

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