Carrboro Creative Coworking

Have you heard of the Lean Startup? It's a group of methods for starting and running a business, and it has its roots in lean manufacturing, customer development and agile methodology. We're kicking off with a primer on Lean Startups by Nathaniel Talbott of Terralien; no need to bring anything except a desire to learn.

As part of this first meeting we'll be soliciting feedback on where you'd like to see the group go, so come armed with any suggestions or thoughts you have.

RSVP here.

Location
Park Research Center (map)
104 T.W. Alexander Dr.
Building #18
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

When
Tuesday
March 30, 2010
6pm

A big thank you to our sponsors: the Research Triangle Park, Terralien, and Durham Coworking.

Durham Coworking will be an office environment designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and mobile workers.

The workforce is changing. Every year more and more people work outside the traditional office environment. Laptop computers, mobile devices, and wireless Internet access enable millions to work from home or set up shop in a cafe. But sometimes that mobility comes at a price: the distractions of home can interfere with work, and the local coffee shop may not be the best place to meet with potential investors in your start-up.

That’s where Durham Coworking comes in. Durham Coworking will be a shared professional workspace with a community atmosphere, designed to meet the needs of microbusinesses, freelancers, home-office workers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, tech workers, writers, designers, and other professionals whose work doesn’t fit into a normal office template.

If you’d like to learn more about Durham Coworking, please sign up at durhamcoworking.com to receive updates by e-mail. You can also follow DC on Twitter.

Friend of CCC and social media maven Wayne Sutton has a new venture, its called TriOut, a location-based iPhone app just for the Triangle area of North Carolina. Founded by Lawrence Ingraham, TriOut looks to provide a lot of value to local businesses. They're having a launch party at the Research Triangle Park headquarters. You'll like this place. RTP's digs are nice!

If you can make it, please RSVP. I'll be there. Hope to see you and talk Triangle awesomeness!

When
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (ET)

Where
RTP Headquarters
12 Davis Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Starting February 1, 2010, some of our pricing will change. The One Day Coworker will be $15.00, and the Monthly Coworker will be $150.00. All Monthly Coworkers who have paid for the service before February 1, 2010, can continue to pay the old rate of $100 a month. I offer this as a THANK YOU for your support of Carrboro Creative Coworking.

These changes were made to strengthen CCC and help make it profitable. It wasn't an easy thing for me to do. I work very hard to provide affordable options. That is my most important goal. I hope you will still find these rates a value.

Remember that your first day at Carrboro Coworking is still free! One day is all it takes to discover what working here can do for you. Thank you for working with us and being part of our workspace community! As always if you have any questions please contact me.

Check out this nice piece called "The Shared Office" in Urban Land Magazine. It features many coworking and other shared office spaces around the world. One of them is Carrboro Creative Coworking. Urban Land Magazine is a publication of the Urban Land Institute. Thank you ULI for featuring us!

Our awesome local library, the Carrboro Cybrary (@carrborocybrary), is holding a Tweetup & Forum. I'm on a panel with Paul Jones @smalljones and Molly Buckley @mollybuckley. If you want to meet local Tweeps or learn more about Twitter join us!

When: Friday, Febuary 19, 2010, 6:30pm

Where: Carrboro Century Center, 100 North Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC 27510

Carrboro Cybrary: 919-918-7387

Twitter Forum Flyer [PDF]