After crossing 713 Ts, dotting 562 Is, and leaving a small tissue sample with the City of Austin, we are finally starting. Yesterday evening, after a frustrating day, I said to Tina “I just want to go to sleep and wake up when the demolition starts.” And damn if Tina didn’t call early this morning, […]

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We’re using 37Signals Basecamp to manage all of the LaunchPad Coworking startup project — software development, web site development, architecture, design, marketing, IT, finance, pricing, sourcing, and (soon) construction. We love Basecamp :)
What follows is an update from Tina Rosenzweig regarding the ridiculously convoluted permitting process she’s managing. It’s copied directly from a Basecamp project […]

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In this photo, Murray, architect/structural poet, and Tina, café genius, test out the most important feature of the new space: Is it conducive to impromptu Frisbee tossing? Okay, okay, so we won’t have Frisbee tossing when we open. But it was fun to take a little break from all that exploration.
Manly man and Canadian […]

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Now that the lease is signed, we’re rolling up our sleeves with Murray Legge, the visionary architect who comes to us by way of LZT Architects, Inc.
Murray grew up in Canada and got his architectural training at Cooper Union in NYC. He lives in Austin with his wife, the filmmaker Deborah Lewis, and their daughter. […]

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Julie Gomoll
LaunchPad Coworking
press@launchpadcoworking.com
Released: AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 11, 2008
You’ve been asking — Is LaunchPad Coworking real? Where is it located? How can I find it? When can I start coworking in Austin already?
We are more than a little happy to announce that after months of searching and planning, we have inked a […]

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I’ve posted 2 jobs recently on both Linkedin and the Austin Craigslist. I realize there are a whole host of variables that affect the results — I’m not drawing any conclusions. I just think it’s interesting info.
Tech Project Manager: contract, half time for
~ 4 months.

Posting length: 1 week
Total resumes: 14
Craigslist resumes: 10
Linkedin resumes: 4
Promising resumes: […]

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Getting permission from the TABC (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission) to serve beer and wine to all you thirsty coworkers is no small task. Thankfully, our own Tina Rosenzweig is not only a maven of all things coffee, she’s also adept a navigating the labyrinthine rules and regulations of the permitting process. Here she is proudly […]

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Well, sometimes we have difficult tasks but we do what we can to tackle them. And so it was with empty bellies and discerning palates the LaunchPad Coworking team sat down one day to try out a gut-busting number of potential menu items for the café.The experience was filling and not just physically. We got […]

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I’ve had plenty of experience with startups of the virtual variety. Now, with LaunchPad Coworking, I’m looking at a project that combines bricks, mortar, food, and code.
Being a fan of puzzles of all kinds, I’m enjoying figuring out how to best put together a project that includes pieces running the gamut from how crusty should […]

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We’re about to have our first menu testing. We’ve got a great menu designer (in the gastronomic sense, not the graphic sense) whipping up a bunch of sandwiches and a couple of salads for us to taste and critique. Just looking at this receipt makes me hungry. Click on that teensy little receipt over on […]

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