If this wouldn’t take away from what Edge Office is experimenting with, I’d like to see a combined: High Tech Coffee Shop / Co-working Office. Maybe something like “Digital Coffee Fix” (instead of coffee break) It would contain a large flat panel status screen on a wall w/some of the things on it that I suggested in “Some Thoughts on my Personal Vision of Co-working” section of what’s articulated following the website link associated w/this posting. For the coffee part, I’d envision small flat panel monitors at each table/booth/workstation with menus that come up from which to order your coffee/snacks, as well as a way to communicate (TWEET!?!) to others presently in the facility. SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

By John Martin (nematome) on Jun 30, 2008

We tried coworking at the last triangle startup weekend. I’d much rather like to see us tackle something completely different.

Also, are we only going to do one company like last time, or are we going to use the new SW format where multiple companies come out of the weekend?

By Tanner Lovelace on Jul 1, 2008

It’d be helpful to hear of other things that have already been tried. It might also behoove us to know why they didn’t work if they didn’t. That is, was it the idea that wasn’t good, or was it a particular group’s implementation that ended up being what wasn’t good about it.

Be sure that I’m not being critical here. I think it would be helpful to know when/if we’re “throwing out the baby with the bath water.”

By John Martin (nematome) on Jul 1, 2008

All the startup weekends are now on the new format where multiple companies are started in a weekend. We’re shooting for groups of around 8-10 people. Of course, if a small group of 2 or 3 wants to crank on something themselves, they are welcome to.

According to Andrew (and in my personal experience) the multiple companies eliminates the majority of the arguments. and disagreements.

By Jess Martin on Jul 2, 2008