{"id":330,"date":"2014-03-17T15:22:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T15:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/2014\/?p=330"},"modified":"2014-03-17T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T15:22:24","slug":"good-coffee-good-good-technology-better-gcuc-14-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/good-coffee-good-good-technology-better-gcuc-14-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Coffee is Good, Good Technology is Better: A GCUC \u201814 Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
Coffee and Wifi. When people talk about what they need\/want\/expect from coworking the two things that come up first are coffee and Wifi. While both are awesome, one is more critical to the success of a space (no, we don\u2019t mean coffee).<\/strong><\/p>\n And we\u2019re not just talking good internet. Coworking spaces need to offer seamless, easy, consistent technology for their members and managers. It\u2019s about a technology infrastructure that is flexible, smart and sustainable. Easy, right?<\/p>\n \u201cTechnology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology\u201d – John Tudor<\/p>\n Maximizing the positive impacts, and addressing potential hiccups, of technology are at the core of good business for coworking spaces.<\/p>\n Every member will have overlapping and unique needs, which can change by the hour, by the makeup of people working on a given day, to the types of projects they\u2019re working on. And, with technology evolving fast, what spaces have today may not be the right setup in just a few years, so building an infrastructure that supports needs now and makes adaptation and change easier is critical. For a coworking space the sum of all those parts must equal, consistently, nothing but awesome. <\/p>\n At GCUC this year, Sam Rosen, co-founder of Desktime and The Coop (now NextSpace River North) will be exploring that tango between Technology + Coworking.<\/p>\n In this workshop, we\u2019re inviting all interested attendees and especially welcome anyone interested in opening spaces\u2026.or those with battle scars and success stories to share.<\/p>\n A roundtable representing spaces with excellent, tested technology setups will talk tough decisions, growing pains, smart solutions, and hopefully some funny stories will give participants a better understanding of some of the best tech options for coworking. <\/p>\n We’ll walk through some successful equipment and setup recommendations for space\u2019s internet connection, wireless network, security system, payment processing coworking management software and more. <\/p>\n Hear directly from other space owners who speak the truth. Plus, we\u2019re inviting a collection of representatives from popular hardware and software companies ready to demo their equipment, answer questions.<\/p>\n Bring questions. We\u2019ll have answers.<\/p>\n And in the lead up to GCUC, we\u2019d love to hear from you. Have stories to tell? Lessons you\u2019ve learned? Questions you can\u2019t wait to ask? Tweet them to @desktimeapp or email sam@desktimeapp.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coffee and Wifi. When people talk about what they need\/want\/expect from coworking the two things that come up first are coffee and Wifi. While both are awesome, one is more critical to the success of a space (no, we don\u2019t mean coffee). And we\u2019re not just talking good internet. Coworking spaces need to offer seamless, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n