How to Build a Thriving Coworking Community Before Opening Your Space

🔔Boost your #coworking & #community building skills with my 2-min daily #email: https://berniejmitchell.com This is about getting people together before you start your coworking space and gathering them around a table to work. And it doesn't have to be precisely the building you will be in. It can be a bit crappy compared to the coworking space you will build to offer people when you open. But gathering people together is where you'll get fantastic information and learn how to help people meaningfully. For instance, @indy_hall the coworking legend in Philadelphia, started in a bar called Garage Mechanics, and then they became Indy Hall. If Alex and Geoff had conducted a survey beforehand, they would have received different responses. But when you spend months sitting around a table, working with each person, and truly understanding their needs and aspirations, you get to know what matters to them. And this is about building a community that will be part of your space. And obviously, some of those people will then become members of your coworking space. It's important to remember that building a community is not just about creating an automatic sales funnel. When you treat it as such, people can sense it, and it hinders community bonding. Authenticity is critical in this journey, and it's what will make your community thrive. 🔗 Links and Resources: - 🛜 https://berniejmitchell.com - 🎙️ https://coworkingvaluespodcast.substack.com - 🎪 Luma: https://lu.ma/LondonCoworkingAssembly - 🟢 Grammarly https://bit.ly/FreeMonthOfGrammarly 📚 Recommended Reading: ➡️ The Mom Test Book - https://amzn.to/3XBtdWr ➡️ Peter Block: Community: The Structure of Belonging - https://amzn.to/3XuBfR1 ➡️ Will Guidara: Unreasonable Hospitality - https://amzn.to/3KWFgpH ➡️ Jon Alexander: Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us - https://amzn.to/4cdhlye 💬 Join the Discussion: Leave your comments and questions below!  We love hearing from you; it helps us make videos to help you. 👍 Like, Share, and Subscribe: Enjoyed the video?  Give it a thumbs up, share it with your network, and subscribe to the channel for more insights on coworking and community building! 📢 Follow Me on Social: Don't miss the Bernie magic!  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berniejmitchell/ - X/Twitter: https://x.com/berniejmitchell - Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@berniejmitchell_ - Join 7K + people in the LinkedIn Coworking Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/33807/ 🔔Boost your #coworking & #community building skills with my 2-min daily #email: https://berniejmitchell.com #CoworkingCommunity #Communitybuilder #CommunityCohort #CoworkingGrowth #CommunityBuilding #CoworkingSpaces #CoworkingSupport #CommunityConnections #SmallBusinessSupport #CoworkingSuccess #coworking #communityisthekey #coworkinglondon #Collaboration #Entrepreneurship *When you purchase a recommended resource via any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you.  This helps us fulfil our mission to provide you with quality free education, content and guidance.  🙏 Thank you.Subscribe to Coworking Community Builder Daily on Soundwise