Taking our community to the next level

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited July 2009 in Science & Tech
Taking our community to the next level
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  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    1,000 kinds of awesome right here. I have so many ideas, if you ever want to bounce anything off a wall, I make a pretty good one.
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Whoah! I like what your thinking:vimp:

    :life:
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    first

    on a desk @ icrontic inc.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Get in line. ;)
  • Brahm Windeler
    edited April 2009
    A dedicated coworking-like space in the metro Detroit area would be great. Me and a guy I met through my own coworking community creation efforts (who was behind the now defunct techpersona.com Detroit techie news site) have been talking about it for over a year now.

    I'm not sure if you saw my tweet, but I know a guy in Pontiac who has <a href="http://workfly.com/&quot; rel="nofollow">a space</a> that wants to do something similar. Let me know if you'd like me to put you in touch with him.

    Up until now, the major limiting factors have been lack of community and money. It's hard to make the leap of faith to start something like this without having a reasonable plan for income to cover rent and such.

    This has also been a difficult proposition due to the spread-out nature of metro Detroit and its tech-savy workforce. I've been jealous of the coworking sites that have opened up in more densely populated urban areas. Even <a href="http://workantileexchange.com/&quot; rel="nofollow">Ann Arbor has one opening up</a> in the coming month.

    I'm glad to see the recent increase in community interest. One of these days I'll make it to one of your Sunday coworking sessions.

    In the meantime, let me know if I can be of any help.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Thrax wrote:
    Get in line. ;)

    ok

    first of the "I dont live 5 minutes from ICHQ" group then :cheers:
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    I'll move to Detroit.

    I'll do it.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    They all will :rarr:
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    These are very exciting ideas, and I love them! :) I like where your ideas are headed.
  • BobbyDigiBobbyDigi ? R U #Hats ! TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    I seriously asked my fiance if we could move to Detroit. She said no :-(
  • Gate28Gate28 Orlando, Florida Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    ICrontic Internet | Gaming

    I dig it. I've been mulling around opening a LAN center when I'm old enough to do that stuff on my own since the one I visited regularly closed down last year or the year before.
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    "I seriously asked my fiance if we could move to Detroit. She said no :-("

    And your point is........
  • BobbyDigiBobbyDigi ? R U #Hats ! TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    The point is community. Did you read the article? I would love to help in any way opening a place as nice as Icrontic.com. Imagine earning a living being helpful and doing what you love. That is my goal in my own community. My fiance being a major part of that means her opinion means a lot. So the option to help the guys open a place is not possible for me. Though I would still love to help pimp the place out online :-P

    Also the way you worded your post came off very harsh. That is the opposite of what this is all about.

    -Bobby
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    He was jokingly asking you why you weren't moving to Detroit anyhow.

    You misinterpreted.
  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    I saw it more as a 'Why do you need to move to Detroit to help?', myself. Either way, not harsh as it was interpreted.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Dibs on bartender.
  • BobbyDigiBobbyDigi ? R U #Hats ! TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Pardon my defense mechanism. Hopefully no harm no foul.

    -Bobby
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    and suddenly, my future life plan that was built by years of planning and thought recieves a massive bump from the 'what if' department.

    oooooh boy...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    That's what we do :D
  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Dibs on the master bedroom at the house that we're going to need now to house all the people that suddenly want to move to the D. :D
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    We need a coffee shop/LAN center with second floor loft apartments.
  • RyanFodderRyanFodder Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Do want. But Detroit??
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    I mean, that's where we are, so...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    To take that further:

    Detroit has an extremely vibrant young entrepreneur/freelancer workforce. The thriving social media scene has given us a glimpse into a region that is young and saavy enough to understand that manufacturing/blue collar work isn't going to be here for us, and yet wants to stay here because Michigan is an absolutely beautiful place to live. The Detroit region is a great place to be right now for people like us.
  • RyanFodderRyanFodder Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    The exact same thing could be said of a place like... Madison, WI. Which I like better. And has better urban planning.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    ... and is not where the owners of Icrontic live.... :crazy:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Which means tough shit for all y'all.
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    CannonFodder wrote:
    The exact same thing could be said of a place like... Madison, WI. Which I like better. And has better urban planning.

    I have heard nothing but awesome things about Madison. Makes me want to give the place a visit.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm
    lives in Madison.... :p

    ICRONTIC SLIGHTLY WEST GO
     Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    lives in Madison.... :p

    ICRONTIC SLIGHTLY WEST GO
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Snarkasm wrote:
    * Snarkasm lives in Madison.... :p

    ICRONTIC SLIGHTLY WEST GO
    But working on moving to Europe.. Icrontic slightly East.. go.
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