Office Space 2.0 (Part 1): Paradigm Shift in Office Space
Today, I’ve been having conversations about how unique thinkspace is compared with Bellevue shared office space companies. I would say the things that make it different is that our space really is the next version of what is known as the “executive office suite & business center industry plus the concept of hot desking”. In […]
Office Space 2.0 (Part 2): Who uses Shared Office Space & Coworking Space
We believe that because we have a dynamic mix of space, we also have a dynamic mix of companies that use our space. There are many of types of industries and users that recognize the value of shared office space and mix of coworking space. We are seeing our space work great for: Industries and […]
Redmond Chamber of Commerce Breakfast: Using Social Media for your Business
Thinkspace co-hosted its first event with the Redmond Chamber of Commerce on September 26, 2008. The event was a breakfast meeting in which Steve Broback and Jason Preston of the Parnassus Group discussed what is Social Media and how it can be used to help a business improve their online presence. There was a heavy […]
Team thinkspace plays in Redmond Chamber Golf Tournament
Today we sponsored a team made up of clients from our space. The team consisted of Justin Pino, United Energy Trading; Jeff Jackson, Starrent Networks; Dane Halvorson, DT Motors; and myself. We had a great time at this event. The weather could not have been any better and the Bear Creek Country Club was beautiful. […]
How to find funding for a startup: Coffee with an Expert
Carolynn Duncan will be holding a Coffee with an Expert Clinic inside thinkspace on September 18 between 8:30am and 8:00pm. Carolynn works with FundingUniverse.com and Epic Ventures and has a background in venture capital, angel investing, and high-tech entrepreneurship. Carolynn will be holding a free Group Q&A event between 8:45am and 9:30am with time for networking from […]
Eastside Executive Office Space Providers
Today, I attended a meeting and met many of the local eastside executive office space providers. It was nice to meet some of the other providers of office space in Bellevue, Issaquah, Federal Way and Seattle. We were the only ones to show up from Redmond. Each company provides shared office space to companies that […]
Redmond Chamber & thinkspace host discussion on Social Media Strategy 101
People are blogging about your business, and Google is listening. Are you ready? Today customers are tweeting about your products on Twitter and ganging up you on social networking sites like Facebook. These are all elements of the social media phenomenon and the opportunities for businesses to utilize the force of customers connecting to their […]
Shared office space: attractive lease rates thanks to lowering our energy consumption by over 40%
Being in “green” shared office space can help keep your companies operating costs down. Yes, it does cost more to go green, but the payback begins right away. thinkspace has the ability to offer shared office space in a class A shared building and keep the lease rates reasonable. One of the big ways we’re able […]
Environmentally responsible Redmond office chit-chat
It’s a lot easier to live and work green when someone else is doing all the work for you. The Parnassus Group moved into thinkspace a little over a month ago, and it’s been great for us so far. I commute from Fremont, which is fun, but more importantly it gives you an idea of […]
I’m now "LinkedIn" to one million connections now what?
I just logged into LinkedIn to find out that I’m now connected and somehow linked to one million people. What does that mean? Is there value in having “access” to these people? I certainly can’t call all of these people my friends. After hitting one million LinkedIn connections, it’s making me think about all the […]