Interested in establishing a space in Claremont, CA

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Hi everyone:

Just wanted to introduce myself as a new potential coworking
catalyst. I’m interested in establishing a space in Claremont,
California, a wonderful college town at the eastern edge of Los
Angeles County. The downtown “Village” area is ripe for a new
coworking space, with public transit links to Los Angeles, Pasadena,
and the Inland Empire; a walkable and bike-friendly layout; lots of
cafes, restaurants, and services; close proximity to the Claremont
Colleges (Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Harvey
Mudd), and many attractive buildings with vacant commercial and office
spaces.

Most of my professional experience, including my current day job, is
in the environmental policy area–both government and academic.
Therefore, I have a lot to learn about running a small business and
addressing the needs of coworkers in less institutional careers. On
the other hand, I do have a strong background in the ins and outs of
sustainability. I am drawn to this project as a committed
telecommuter, strongly supported by my agency employers, but
constrained by an imperfect work-at-home setup. I am also a newly
minted Ph.D. looking for a new project to lose sleep over. :slight_smile:

I envision a hybrid space with both offices and a communal
environment, and perhaps one or two conference rooms. If possible,
I’d ideally like to offer discounts for community and environmental
nonprofit groups. The space will probably start small and develop on
a “grow as we go” basis, since I do not (yet) have much startup
capital to work with!

Anyway, I’ll be monitoring this group with interest, and coming back
with lots of questions. Looking forward to talking with you all.

Best,
Francisco

“Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not
in community beware of being alone.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life
Together (New York: Harper & Row, 1954), 77.

2

Hi Francisco!

How has your development progressed? I am just joining the network and
looking to catalyze myself. Let me know if you have any tips!

Thanks,
Nik

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On Nov 7, 11:24 pm, Fran <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi everyone:

Just wanted to introduce myself as a new potential coworking
catalyst. I’m interested in establishing a space in Claremont,
California, a wonderful college town at the eastern edge of Los
Angeles County. The downtown “Village” area is ripe for a new
coworking space, with public transit links to Los Angeles, Pasadena,
and the Inland Empire; a walkable and bike-friendly layout; lots of
cafes, restaurants, and services; close proximity to the Claremont
Colleges (Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Harvey
Mudd), and many attractive buildings with vacant commercial and office
spaces.

Most of my professional experience, including my current day job, is
in the environmental policy area–both government and academic.
Therefore, I have a lot to learn about running a small business and
addressing the needs of coworkers in less institutional careers. On
the other hand, I do have a strong background in the ins and outs of
sustainability. I am drawn to this project as a committed
telecommuter, strongly supported by my agency employers, but
constrained by an imperfect work-at-home setup. I am also a newly
minted Ph.D. looking for a new project to lose sleep over. :slight_smile:

I envision a hybrid space with both offices and a communal
environment, and perhaps one or two conference rooms. If possible,
I’d ideally like to offer discounts for community and environmental
nonprofit groups. The space will probably start small and develop on
a “grow as we go” basis, since I do not (yet) have much startup
capital to work with!

Anyway, I’ll be monitoring this group with interest, and coming back
with lots of questions. Looking forward to talking with you all.

Best,
Francisco

“Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not
in community beware of being alone.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life
Together (New York: Harper & Row, 1954), 77.

3

Hi Nik - I am meeting this week with a couple of interested local
folks. I intend to keep moving forward slowly over the next few
months--I have minimal time and resources to spend on this!
Nevertheless, from the interest expressed so far, it looks this might
be a viable project.

Thanks for checking in,
Francisco

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On Nov 22, 10:31 pm, Niksta <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Francisco!

How has your development progressed? I am just joining the network and
looking to catalyze myself. Let me know if you have any tips!

Thanks,
Nik

On Nov 7, 11:24 pm, Fran <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone:

> Just wanted to introduce myself as a new potential coworking
> catalyst. I’m interested in establishing a space in Claremont,
> California, a wonderful college town at the eastern edge of Los
> Angeles County. The downtown “Village” area is ripe for a new
> coworking space, with public transit links to Los Angeles, Pasadena,
> and the Inland Empire; a walkable and bike-friendly layout; lots of
> cafes, restaurants, and services; close proximity to the Claremont
> Colleges (Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Harvey
> Mudd), and many attractive buildings with vacant commercial and office
> spaces.

> Most of my professional experience, including my current day job, is
> in the environmental policy area–both government and academic.
> Therefore, I have a lot to learn about running a small business and
> addressing the needs of coworkers in less institutional careers. On
> the other hand, I do have a strong background in the ins and outs of
> sustainability. I am drawn to this project as a committed
> telecommuter, strongly supported by my agency employers, but
> constrained by an imperfect work-at-home setup. I am also a newly
> minted Ph.D. looking for a new project to lose sleep over. :slight_smile:

> I envision a hybrid space with both offices and a communal
> environment, and perhaps one or two conference rooms. If possible,
> I’d ideally like to offer discounts for community and environmental
> nonprofit groups. The space will probably start small and develop on
> a “grow as we go” basis, since I do not (yet) have much startup
> capital to work with!

> Anyway, I’ll be monitoring this group with interest, and coming back
> with lots of questions. Looking forward to talking with you all.

> Best,
> Francisco

> “Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not
> in community beware of being alone.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life
> Together (New York: Harper & Row, 1954), 77.

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Francisco,

Saw this post from back in 2010. Did you ever get it going? Is there still interest?

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On Sunday, November 7, 2010 11:24:47 PM UTC-8, Fran wrote:

Hi everyone:

Just wanted to introduce myself as a new potential coworking

catalyst. I’m interested in establishing a space in Claremont,

California, a wonderful college town at the eastern edge of Los

Angeles County. The downtown “Village” area is ripe for a new

coworking space, with public transit links to Los Angeles, Pasadena,

and the Inland Empire; a walkable and bike-friendly layout; lots of

cafes, restaurants, and services; close proximity to the Claremont

Colleges (Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Harvey

Mudd), and many attractive buildings with vacant commercial and office

spaces.

Most of my professional experience, including my current day job, is

in the environmental policy area–both government and academic.

Therefore, I have a lot to learn about running a small business and

addressing the needs of coworkers in less institutional careers. On

the other hand, I do have a strong background in the ins and outs of

sustainability. I am drawn to this project as a committed

telecommuter, strongly supported by my agency employers, but

constrained by an imperfect work-at-home setup. I am also a newly

minted Ph.D. looking for a new project to lose sleep over. :slight_smile:

I envision a hybrid space with both offices and a communal

environment, and perhaps one or two conference rooms. If possible,

I’d ideally like to offer discounts for community and environmental

nonprofit groups. The space will probably start small and develop on

a “grow as we go” basis, since I do not (yet) have much startup

capital to work with!

Anyway, I’ll be monitoring this group with interest, and coming back

with lots of questions. Looking forward to talking with you all.

Best,

Francisco

“Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not

in community beware of being alone.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life

Together (New York: Harper & Row, 1954), 77.