Being transparent is relatively easy when things are going well. When times are hard — not so much.
It was so much fun to post updates here — photos of the latest new wonderfulness to appear at LaunchPad Coworking. I was pretty active on Twitter, keeping up with the blog, and generally letting everyone know how [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Progress'
Transparency and Catharsis
February 3rd, 2009 · 18 Comments
Categories: Coworking · Progress · transparency
Software Development: Integral To Our Launch
December 16th, 2008 · 7 Comments
It seems appropriate to sum up the last year with what I can only call the Understatement Of The Year: We sure have learned a lot. Which, admittedly, is a euphemism for: Holy crapola, we have encountered more obstacles and challenges than we ever imagined.
There was the location dance that cost us several months. There [...]
Categories: Progress · Technology
A Coworking Space With A View
December 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments
The vertical panels for our custom desks are in place, and man are they stunning! Here’s a quickie 32-second video showing them off. LaunchPad coworking is really taking shape :)
Categories: Progress
On-the-spot, spot-on collaboration
October 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments
So, we’ve taken a number of field trips over the past year to learn about coffee roasters and meet potential vendors at the farmers’ market and check out the chickens that’ll be laying our fresh eggs for the café. The latest trip was a little jaunt out west on 290, in the Oak Hill area, [...]
Categories: Progress
WTF?
October 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Terry Sheehan of Rizzo Construction Inc. is perplexed by our choice of building materials.
Categories: Progress
Scenes from an architecture meeting
October 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Every Friday afternoon, we meet with our architect and structural poet, Murray Legge. The overall floor plan has been pretty solid for a while now. And while we did spend a few less-than-exciting afternoons poring over niggling construction budget items, most of these meetings are just plain fun. Lately we’ve been choosing floor colors, finalizing [...]
Categories: Coworking · Progress
The space, it is a-changin’
September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It seems like a lifetime ago that we posted the first set of drawings for LaunchPad Coworking at the 800 Brazos location. Everything has evolved, of course, as everything does. We made some decisions to save money. We made other decisions to be green, or based on market research. Sometimes we made choices based on [...]
Categories: Coworking · Progress
LaunchPad Coworking construction update
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
We’ve been under construction for over a month now, and progress has been really great. The ceiling is a maze of ductwork, most of the plumbing is in place, and now that we’ve started framing, electricity isn’t far off. Lots of the work isn’t immediately visible — structural supports were put in on the floor [...]
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The demolition will not be televised
June 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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, [...]
Categories: Progress
LaunchPad Coworking update
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Categories: Progress
