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		wallflower on Feb 2, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I opened a charming neighborhood coffee shop. Then... OT but the coworking spaces that seen to succeed (e.g. attract a base of full-time coworkers) are providing more than a desk space for rent - they are involved in the local community. For example, CubeSpace in Portland hosts the monthly meetings of the Ruby users group. The space is more of a salon (in the Hemmingway sense) than a office space.

silencio on Feb 2, 2009 [–]

Well, there's coffee shops that do that too :) Both pretty much have to get the word out to survive and that's one way to do it.

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