Alex Hillman
better coworking, better business, and better communities
better coworking, better business, and better communities
Humans contain multitudes, and as such, so do I.
This is where you can find my articles that don’t quite fit into the categories of coworking, business, or community but are probably valuable for someone nonetheless. Viva la elsewhere!
I’ve been to Australia twice in the last 12 months. Three different cities. All for coworking related activities.
Continue ReadingMake genetically-engineered bacteria, sequence DNA, find the tools to get your bio-project growing, or make friends with amateurs and experts in the community.Meet BioCurious.
Continue ReadingRisk taking means different things to different people.
Continue ReadingDeskmag just published a piece about a Dutch incubator’s research project about physical proximity and collaboration. Among the things that stood out to me, these two sentences had the most tips for what was happening in space design as related to collaboration:
Continue ReadingIndy Hall has brought literally thousands of amazing people into my life, but the most important of them to me turns 40 today.
Continue ReadingI have a feeling this is going to become a meme of some sort, as people begin to bail on SXSW for “jumping the shark” or, “not scaling”.
Continue ReadingLast week, I shared publicly why I chose not to be involved with Innovation Philadelphia’s Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit.
Continue ReadingKelly Lee, president and CEO of Innovation Philadelphia, invited me to sit on a panel at the summit about new alternatives to the “workplace”. While the topic is something I’m qualified in both knowledge and passion to represent, I’ve decided to decline participation with the ...
Continue ReadingI’ve been talking to a lot of people about the weird spot I’m in, career wise.
Continue ReadingIn my last post (just a few hours ago, I know), I mentioned how I was most fulfilled when I was doing.
Continue ReadingI’ve spent some time catching up on videos from FOWA London 08, including highlights of some of my good friends giving really great presentations about things that they believe in and think are important.
Continue ReadingSomehow, the month of September has gotten pretty nuts, and it hasn’t even begun yet. Since some of you follow me, you may be interested in my whereabouts. So here’s the plan:
Continue ReadingDonating blood is such a simple act that can make such a huge difference. I know, lots of people don’t do well with needles or are afraid of blood. But think about it this way: what’s the last thing you risked something of yourself for someone else?
Continue ReadingMy lack of posts the last couple of weeks isn’t for the lack of interesting things going on. Quite the contrary, in fact. I have a MILLION things I want to write about.
Continue ReadingI apologize for any confusing direction of a message, or the language used. This is direct from my brain to your screen.
Continue ReadingThe copy I wrote for my business website, We Know HTML, is notoriously goofy. I had a blast writing it and during the last 8 months of it being live, I’ve gotten a lot of positive response from the chuckles it elicits. But someone took it seriously…
Continue ReadingWith many thanks to Geoff and Alex at P’unk Ave, our first Junto was a success.
Continue ReadingI’m not going to blog about what i did at SXSWi07. What I am going to do is give you a couple of simple tips for how to make it through the week and get the most out of it.
Continue ReadingI met a ton of my internet heroes yesterday, and after getting to speak a bit about independents hall, hopefully becoming someone else’s hero. If i can motivate one person half as much as this conference has motivated me so far, then I’ve done my job.
Continue ReadingAre you a Philadelphian traveling to Austin this weekend like I am?
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