Things we’ve learned #15
May 18th, 2009 | by ned | Published in Caroline Updates, Features, Things We've Learned | 1 Comment
$10.00 Suggested Day-Rate
We’ve struggled with this one for a while. Since the beginning of Caroline Collective we’ve been adamant about keeping our day-rate free. The central idea of Caroline Collective is to foster community and serendipitous connections across a wide range of interests, skill and boundaries — charging folks at the door just didn’t seem to make any sense. Well, we’ve learned that some things just need a little value assigned to them. So here are the facts:
It cost Caroline Collective roughly 18 bucks per person per day to maintain the coworking space. That’s just the cost of the space, not including operational expenses. So we figure it’s pretty fair to offer a suggested day-rate of $10.00 per person. 10 bucks gets you all the great things that you love from Caroline, and now you get that added good feeling of knowing that your contribution is helping to sustain an exciting and innovative cultural institution. Of course, you can give less or even more, after all, it’s only a suggestion.
May 18th, 2009at 6:29 pm(#)
Congrats on recognizing there’s a cost to everything…although how many people is that calculation based on? Does it decrease as more people join?
Regardless, co-working at Caroline is worth SO much more than $10, once you factor in the relationships, connections, increased productivity, and free advice you get from working in a space alongside other ambitious creative professionals. And where else can you take a break on a red swing or in a courtyard by a zebra?