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🤔 What do you do when someone wants your team’s office?
Charlie Gallienne-Schmidt shares a conundrum many great operators have found themselves in one or Expand 👇 more times. The team running Sandbox Workspace squatted in one of their empty offices, fitted it out a little and then someone wanted to rent it from them. The problem? Their team loooves it, even if their business is in filling as much of their space out as possible.
Been there? What did you do? Chime in in the comments (and let them know you landed there via TWIC)
Charlie Gallienne-Schmidt shares a conundrum many great operators have found themselves in one or Expand 👇 more times. The team running Sandbox Workspace squatted in one of their empty offices, fitted it out a little and then someone wanted to rent it from them. The problem? Their team loooves it, even if their business is in filling as much of their space out as possible.
Been there? What did you do? Chime in in the comments (and let them know you landed there via TWIC)
🔂 Beyond retention: designing top-performing flex spaces
Long-term retention only happens if your space is financially sustainable in the first place. Smart Expand 👇 design isn’t just about flashy finishes or Instagrammable corners – it’s about making sure every square foot is working hard, generating revenue while keeping members happy.
Charlie Moss from Interaction Ltd shares how they approach this through setting metrics early, balancing space types around business models, considering the monetization of meeting/event spaces, balancing commercial and usability needs, smart budgeting and turnaround speeds.
Long-term retention only happens if your space is financially sustainable in the first place. Smart Expand 👇 design isn’t just about flashy finishes or Instagrammable corners – it’s about making sure every square foot is working hard, generating revenue while keeping members happy.
Charlie Moss from Interaction Ltd shares how they approach this through setting metrics early, balancing space types around business models, considering the monetization of meeting/event spaces, balancing commercial and usability needs, smart budgeting and turnaround speeds.
🦿 Space founder’s recovery leads to a remote operations playbook
Charlie Ward, the founder of London-based Ramen Club detailed how he’s maintaining $15k monthly Expand 👇 revenue and 90% capacity at Ramen Space while recovering from a broken leg at home. He has implemented eight key strategies including hiring an active community member for day-to-day operations, using digital tools to empower their cleaner to order supplies, and offering free event space to drive awareness through social media promotion by event organizers.
The space generates leads through their own monthly @IndieBeers event (6 years running, 80-100 attendees) and focuses on free trial days without credit card requirements, designating Tuesdays as the main community day to reduce decision fatigue. The operation includes a 500-person online community managed through automation tools including a custom Slack plugin called "Cosy," with upcoming collaboration planned with Generalist World. Speedy recovery, Charlie!
Charlie Ward, the founder of London-based Ramen Club detailed how he’s maintaining $15k monthly Expand 👇 revenue and 90% capacity at Ramen Space while recovering from a broken leg at home. He has implemented eight key strategies including hiring an active community member for day-to-day operations, using digital tools to empower their cleaner to order supplies, and offering free event space to drive awareness through social media promotion by event organizers.
The space generates leads through their own monthly @IndieBeers event (6 years running, 80-100 attendees) and focuses on free trial days without credit card requirements, designating Tuesdays as the main community day to reduce decision fatigue. The operation includes a 500-person online community managed through automation tools including a custom Slack plugin called "Cosy," with upcoming collaboration planned with Generalist World. Speedy recovery, Charlie!
📢 Creator-led space hits 72% occupancy in 3.5 months
45 days ago we shared that Charlie Ward and his Ramen Club community for bootstrappers (chasing and Expand 👇 surpassing ‘ramen profitability’ together) were launching a coworking space in London called Ramen Space.
This week they shared that they’ve hit 72% occupancy (60+ members) in under 4 months. As more online community leaders (or content creators) look towards creating physical spaces, this could be an interesting risk or opportunity for established operators.
45 days ago we shared that Charlie Ward and his Ramen Club community for bootstrappers (chasing and Expand 👇 surpassing ‘ramen profitability’ together) were launching a coworking space in London called Ramen Space.
This week they shared that they’ve hit 72% occupancy (60+ members) in under 4 months. As more online community leaders (or content creators) look towards creating physical spaces, this could be an interesting risk or opportunity for established operators.
🍜 Bootstrapping community launches cowork hub
Charlie Ward shares that Ramen Club, a community for bootstrapped founders (ie those not chasing Expand 👇 external funding to grow their businesses), has launched a coworking community in London called Ramen Space.
The team first hosted coworking sessions back in 2019 at Ministry of Startups in Whitechapel. 6 years (and a pandemic) later and they’re launching their own space in Dalson.
Charlie Ward shares that Ramen Club, a community for bootstrapped founders (ie those not chasing Expand 👇 external funding to grow their businesses), has launched a coworking community in London called Ramen Space.
The team first hosted coworking sessions back in 2019 at Ministry of Startups in Whitechapel. 6 years (and a pandemic) later and they’re launching their own space in Dalson.
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