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Working alone sucks(if you are extroverted). I had the opposite problem, I started working in sales with tons of people. I had no time for myself, meditation,

Working alone sucks(if you are extroverted). I had the opposite problem, I started working in sales with tons of people. I had no time for myself, meditation, solitude or thinking, just meeting people or being interrupted on the phone constantly. People could not understand that I wanted time for myself(most of the human population is extroverted). It was great for some people, but not for me. Now I work(at home) in engineering mostly alone with my dogs at my side and I am so happy. I am thinking about problems most of the time without interruptions. I see people when I want. For me this is great.

trafficlight 14y ago
I'm definitely introverted, but sometimes I do find it helpful to be around other people while working. Which is why I'm starting a coworking space in my hometown.
- contemplative1 14y ago
  Have you found any pitfalls trying to start a co-working space where there's a lack of an existing community? Did you do much research?
  - trafficlight 14y ago
    This remains to be seen. I just signed the lease on Monday for the space and we are doing cleaning and some minimal construction right now. I live in Helena, Montana. We have a very small startup/tech community here, but we do have a lot of people who telecommute or freelance for out-of-state clients. Ideally, we'll get a mixture of these people. I think the diversity is what's really important. Outside of Helena, in Bozeman and Missoula, there is a much larger startup community that's really starting to take off. I try to drive down for meetups a few times a month and participate in as many things as possible. So far, the initial response has been overwhelmingly positive. Rent is really cheap (my father-in-law owns the building, that helps) and I'm not trying to make a living off of the coworking space itself. It won't take many members to get the space self-sustaining and I'm confident that we can get there quickly even with the small population. Our website just went live yesterday. http://theshophelena.com http://theshophelena.com

trafficlight 14y ago

I'm definitely introverted, but sometimes I do find it helpful to be around other people while working. Which is why I'm starting a coworking space in my hometown.

contemplative1 14y ago
Have you found any pitfalls trying to start a co-working space where there's a lack of an existing community? Did you do much research?
- trafficlight 14y ago
  This remains to be seen. I just signed the lease on Monday for the space and we are doing cleaning and some minimal construction right now. I live in Helena, Montana. We have a very small startup/tech community here, but we do have a lot of people who telecommute or freelance for out-of-state clients. Ideally, we'll get a mixture of these people. I think the diversity is what's really important. Outside of Helena, in Bozeman and Missoula, there is a much larger startup community that's really starting to take off. I try to drive down for meetups a few times a month and participate in as many things as possible. So far, the initial response has been overwhelmingly positive. Rent is really cheap (my father-in-law owns the building, that helps) and I'm not trying to make a living off of the coworking space itself. It won't take many members to get the space self-sustaining and I'm confident that we can get there quickly even with the small population. Our website just went live yesterday. http://theshophelena.com http://theshophelena.com