Carrboro Creative Coworking blogs

Lean Startup Circle RTP March Meetup

brian — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:46:31 -0500

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.

Coworking is coming to Durham, North Carolina.

brian — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:11:16 -0500

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.

CCC will be at the TriOut Launch Party

brian — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:38:18 -0500

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

New Daily and Monthly Rates

brian — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:21:37 -0500

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.

Urban Land Magazine features CCC

brian — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:24:24 -0500

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!

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Carrboro Cybrary Twitter Forum

brian — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:50:47 -0500

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]

Holiday Hours

brian — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:09:35 -0500

CCC will be closed December 24 and December 25 plus January 1, 2010. We will be open December 28 - December 31. The exact hours of those days will depend on how busy we are. If you are coming in those days let us know. The front door may be locked but someone should be here.

Have a relaxing holiday!

Breakfast with Jason Caplain of Southern Capitol Ventures

brian — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:10:42 -0500

On January 29 at 10am Jason Caplain, General Partner at Southern Capitol Ventures, will join us at Carrboro Coworking. He blogs at Southeast VC and Twitters as @jcaplain. Please come and meet Jason and learn about what he does. He'll provide bagels to go with our coffee. FREE FOOD! :)

If you have a startup or are considering getting one going you'll want to be here.

Django Sprint Dec 12&13

brian — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:04:02 -0500

December 12th and 13th, 2009 Caktus Consulting Group is sponsoring a Django Development Sprint here at CCC. Django is a python based web framework.

Please contact Caktus if you have any questions. Here is some more info about the event.

What's a sprint? How do I participate?

See Sprints for information about how sprints work, how you can participate, etc.

Anybody, anywhere around the world, can participate and contribute. We'll be gathering in person in Carrboro Creative Coworking, but if you can't make it you can also help out in IRC.

You can find all the gory details on the Sprints page.

Attendees

If you plan to participate on-site, please RSVP via Eventbrite so we get an idea of how much food to plan for.

Getting there

Carrboro Creative Coworking (CCC) is located in downtown Carrboro and is within walking distance of many restaurants, bars, and shops. The address is:

205 Lloyd St, STE 101, Carrboro, NC 27510

After turning on Lloyd St, CCC will be on your left just past Rice's Glass. The sign reads "The Lloyd Street Office Center." You can park in the lot immediately in front of the building or, if space is limited, there's additional parking beside the building (just turn into the main parking lot and continue straight to the gravel parking area).

Year One

brian — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:05:04 -0400

Last week was Carrboro Creative Coworking's first birthday. We opened our doors in early October 2008.

So much has changed. I've learned SO much. I have a beautiful son. The community has grown. So many smart and friendly people work here now. Its an amazing environment that is bursting with energy.

Unfortunately the anniversary came and went without much fanfare. Fact is I'm so busy that planning a party or other celebration was just too much. But sometime soon I'll organize something special. I want it to be fun and different. So stay tuned!

A GIANT thank you to everyone who's made this year possible!