If you’re reading this, maybe you don’t need any more evidence that working in a traditional office can, despite whatever perks are included, have an awful lot of drawbacks. Maybe you already enjoy the flexibility of hours you set yourself and work conducted in a space of your choice.
But in case you need one more [...]

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On top of everything else she’s doing — permit procurement, landlord negotiations, menu planning — Tina Rosenzweig is forever meeting with vendors as we make plans for what to serve and who will provide it. But it’s been a while since the rest of us have had a chance to test out this or that [...]

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Julie had some big news at our weekly meeting Tuesday. Douglas Kennedy (yes one of those Kennedys), who works for Fox News, invited her for an interview about coworking. So she and Susan Price of Firecat Studio headed to the Fox Studios in Dallas. The segment airs Friday, July 25, 4 pm central on Fox [...]

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Apparently there is not one but two books out right now that dissect the special hell that is cubicle life. Then We Came to the End, by Joshua Ferris came out in 2007. The more recent, Personal Days by Ed Park (here’s the first chapter), was just reviewed in the New York Times Book Review. [...]

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For the latest installment in my ongoing, informal series of interviews with coworking movers and shakers, I hit up Jerome Chang for some answers about what he’s doing at his place, Blankspaces. Blankspaces is a coworking place in Los Angeles, a for-profit model with various flexible rental plans. Chang is the founder. Besides this new [...]

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[the following guest post is by Tina Rosenzweig, General Manager of LaunchPad Coworking]
I originally met Marc Kuehl at the Austin Farmers’ Market at the Triangle, which happens every Wednesday afternoon here in Austin. Julie bought his cheese first and gave me a taste and it was amazing. We talked with him a little bit about [...]

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By applause, how many of you, at some time — whether during an elementary school spelling bee, a high school algebra class, some corporate meeting — have had to deal with an annoying smarty pants peer? You know who I’m talking about. These folks really are smart, really do get (almost) all the answers right [...]

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The good folks at Seedstage decided we’d be a great project to promote their concept. We heartily agree :)
Seedstage is an online digital media platform and channel dedicated to showcasing the stories behind early stage startups and emerging technology companies.
We’re delighted they chose us to showcase their talents! Below is a “4 minute feature film” [...]

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We’re always thrilled to get press. Who isn’t? Seeing a feature article in our hometown newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman is, of course, particularly gratifying.
Omar Gallaga, Statesman technology culture reporter, Digital Savant blogger, recap master of Smallville for Television Without Pity, and general digital renaissance man, wrote a sweet feature for this Sunday’s paper. Omar visited [...]

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In a recent post, Austinite Michelle Greer wrote about visiting Pittsboro, NC, and being impressed with how so many businesses are really, truly locally owned and operated. Of Austin and the need to keep it weird, she says:
We need to support locally owned businesses. We should watch local acts… We should use Austin hosts and [...]

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