Craig Baute from DenSwap shares a fascinating look 3 years of tour conversion data from a coworking space in Chicago.

41% who converted made the decision to do so in the first business week. 26% did so on the first day. Another 16% joined within 2 weeks of the tour.

But… 11% of those who joined only did so a month later, 9% 2-3 months later and 9% more over 3 months later. If you’re assuming you lost anyone who doesn’t join within 30 days, you’re leaving 29% of conversions on the table.

After 3 years, the Curve Club has announced they are closing their doors. After trying to evolve their business model, beyond being a private space for founders and investors, it appears that this group has decided to go back to strictly investing.

With over half a million pounds invested in the build out, this might be a great chance for an operator to scoop up their next location – Erin Wolfe & Rosie Dallas let’s get it listed with DenSwap?

Craig Baute from Denswap (and other awesome coworking "things") runs into how HomeDog is combining coworking, a coffee shop/wine bar AND a dog daycare – and how it may actually make scaling 3x as difficult than it needs to be.

What do you think? Is a doggy daycare an amenity you’d be interested in adding?

DenSwap‘s coworking marketplace is heating up as consolidation sees local players rolling up into to larger regional players.

Craig Baute shares that active buyers are looking in Los Angeles, Dallas, New York City region, and Denver. It’s especially hot for spaces over 10k sqft.

In a frank and honest Coworking Convos chat on "Educating Your Local Community About Coworking," a group of seasoned pros shared their tried-and-true tips on getting people in and around your space excited about this whole shared workspace thing. Lauren Walker from Coworks shares a summary we built up during the engaging call.

Host Cat Johnson welcomed ​Sam Rosen from Deskpass, ​Kate Schwarzler from Indy Commons, ​Joelle Smith from The Hub Coworking Jamaica, ​Sarah Athanas from Groundwork, and ​Craig Baute from Creative Density and Denswap.