Alex Hillman
better coworking, better business, and better communities
better coworking, better business, and better communities
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This collection includes my full back-catalog of articles for coworking founders, staff and even coworking members!
Philadelphia is becoming a test case for a new theory on how cities develop in 21st-Century America. The conventional wisdom used to be that economic development was the key to urban dynamism. Create the jobs, the people would follow, incomes would rise, and all would be we...
Continue ReadingI’ve been to Australia twice in the last 12 months. Three different cities. All for coworking related activities.
Continue ReadingIt’s springtime, which means that we’ve been getting an influx of internship request emails at Indy Hall as people come out of their winter hibernation and gear up for the summer. Timing is ripe, too, since we’re spinning up a rebooted version of our internship program very soon.
Continue ReadingThis is post is being shared from one of Indy Hall’s members, Hila Ratzabi, about her experience at our weekly Night Owls coworking session:
Continue ReadingWith coworking spaces closing or getting to the brink of closure, it’s important for Indy Hall to do even more to lead by example on the community building side of the operation. The numbers – our bottom line – that are directly related to how we grow our community are worth s...
Continue ReadingI had a conversation this week with one of Indy Hall’s newest members. He came for the first time on Monday, returned on Wednesday for Indy Hall Night Owls, and returned again last night to give a talk to one of our technology meetups.
Continue ReadingHow much of your energy is focused on growing your community by adding new members?
Continue ReadingJust a few days after our most recent party, I’m happy to debut a video made by Indy Hall member Adriano Martino. This video showcases some very personal words from Indy Hall members and partygoers about why they love Indy Hall. If you’ve ever been to an Indy Hall party you kn...
Continue ReadingLast night I got to tour Miner Street Recordings, the home of the Weathervane Music Incubator (disclosure, Geoff and I are both on Weathervane’s advisory board) & the birthplace of some incredible Philadelphia independent music. I found myself amidst talented musicians, ca...
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 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...
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