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Guest blog: An update on coworking in Austin
[Hello, it’s Omar — I’m on vacation all week, but I’ve scheduled five guest bloggers to visit with you every day this week. The first is Cesar Torres, a freelance designer and one of the four founders of Austin’s first coworking space, Conjunctured. It’s located at at 1309 E. 7th St. in east Austin, just a few blocks from downtown.]
With the proliferation of mobile phones, notebook computers and wireless Internet, there’s been a huge upswing in the number of people who find themselves working from coffee shops or alone at home.
Coworking has emerged globally as a trend in response to these nomadic workers feeling socially isolated. Coworking, in the non-traditional sense, is about people who have the flexibility of working remotely coming together to work. While that’s normally assumed to be limited to freelancers and entrepreneurs, people who work for larger companies can also partake in coworking since many companies allow for telecommuters or grant days to work away from the office.
If you caught Omar Gallaga’s coverage of the coworking scene around Texas in the Statesman in early July, lots has changed in the Austin scene since then.
To date, there are two open coworking spaces (Conjunctured Coworking and Soma Vida — both on the east side of town) and one more, LaunchPad Coworking, opening very soon downtown.
Since Omar’s article, Conjunctured — located at 1309 E. 7th St. — has now been officially open for two months. In those two months, Conjunctured has been host to a huge grand opening party, many visitors from all around and countless events and meetups. A few companies and products have even sprung out of late night coworking sessions already.
At the beginning of October, we announced a change in our membership structure and a drop in our rates. Rather than multiple levels of membership, we now have one full-time membership available for $250 a month (outside of day passes). The full time membership level allows for 24-hour access and unlimited use of our facility — which includes copy/fax capabilities, business class Wi-Fi, a conference room, kitchenette and all the espresso you can drink.
Our members run the gamut from developers and designers to social media consultants, real estate brokers, marketers, artists and musicians. We are very focused on community and try and host as many events as we can; groups like Bootstrap Austin and the Austin Cocoa Coders meet at Conjunctured regularly. If you can’t wait for their monthly meetings to check out the space though, feel free to drop by any time. Tours are normally given during our normal operating hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you’d like to host an event, you can reach us by e-mail.
For more information on rates, our FAQ or to read our blog, you can visit our Web site. Also, make sure to follow us on Twitter to keep up with the latest news, announcements and giveaways.
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