Alex Hillman
better coworking, better business, and better communities
better coworking, better business, and better communities
I’ve realized that people tend to avoid defining “community” because there are so many variations on the recipe. We say things like, “That’s not how my community works” or “we did it this way” to draw lines in the sand based on differences without taking the time to look for s...
Continue ReadingThis morning, I’ll be joining a few of my friends and the Mayor of Philadelphia as he announces a new City of Philadelphia initiative called StartupPHL and I wanted to share a few thoughts in the moments beforehand.
Continue ReadingGuest contributor Michelle Leddon interviewed me via email for a Deskmag piece on Coworking Space Failures, which I happily obliged, especially given my interest and recent info-gathering efforts on the topic.
Continue ReadingIndy Hall turning 5 represents so many things to me and to our community.
Continue ReadingAre you feeling the pressure to be a better community builder?
Continue ReadingI’m sure I’m not the only person interested in Coworking who has Google Alerts set up for the words “coworking” and, sigh, “co-working“.
Continue ReadingHave you ever gone grocery shopping while hungry?
Continue ReadingOne of the key elements to a healthy coworking space (and any office, for that matter) is obvious to some, but not as obvious to others: get to know your coworkers!
Continue ReadingAfter last week’s town hall about Indy Hall’s expansion, I was speaking with some friends about how we approach things, especially in times of growth. We’re pretty deliberate about the way we choose to interact and the things that we make priorities, and while these decisions ...
Continue ReadingWatch and listen to Brad Neuberg talk about where coworking came from.
Continue ReadingThis is a cross-post from the Indy Hall blog.
Continue ReadingA 140-character-at-a-time adventure that could’ve been any Saturday night, but just so happened to be last night.
Continue ReadingDavid Dylan Thomas and Mo Gaston are up to something. They’re doing a documentary-style web series on what we – the Philly Tech Community – has been up to for the last few years. The series is set to launch later this year, but they’ve been doing interviews since the beginning...
Continue ReadingJeff Atwood is a prominent programmer, and wrote this article about dealing with community feedback in his prominent programming community…but the lessons are 100% for coworking communities, too. These lessons become particularly pertinent to helping our communities scale beyo...
Continue ReadingI answered this qurestion on Quora and decided to post here for the rest of the normal world :).
Continue ReadingThe topic of social capital came up on the coworking google group today. My boy Trek, from Workantile, was cited for his usage of “social capital and debt” to determine which members might be not worth retaining.
Continue ReadingThis post rang true of a comment that I’ve made many times about what to look for in a great business partner, and one of the reasons why I think it’s impossible to find a great business partner with the “speed dating” approach.
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite Philadelphians and human beings, Wil Reynolds, tipped me off on this post tonight.
Continue ReadingI’ve never considered myself a risk taker. I don’t like risks. I don’t like feeling out of control.
Continue ReadingFrom a new piece in Flying Kite today:
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