Why Cincinnati Coworks?

gerard — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:05:00 +0000

I’m often asked about coworking. I give the “get out of the house” explanation. I give the community story. But if pressed, I give the Cincinnati answer.

The Cincinnati answer begins in Columbus. I am on some random Columbus mailing lists, and I one day I realized that Columbus has a lot going on. If someone asked me if Columbus is more innovative than Cincinnati, I am tempted to say yes. Why does Columbus have a GiveCamp and Cincinnati doesn’t? PodCamp? Wordcamp? Freegeek? Tech swaps? A bootcamp program for startups? Inexpensive community classes? And yes, coworking.

I know of no less than four coworking spaces, apparently thriving, in Columbus. It’s probably more like six, if you include incubator-type spaces, with probably more in the art/hacking genre.

(Now, I am primarily talking about web, tech, and design activities. If you throw in things like gallery walks, street fairs, and festivals, I’m sure Columbus doesn’t hold a candle to Cincy. )

Why aren’t these types of things happening in Cincinnati? I used to think that Cincinnati and Columbus had the same things going on. That they were just harder to find, smaller here. Now, I’m not so sure.

But it’s getting better. I know this firsthand because lately I could attend a different startup, technology, marketing, social media, or entrepreneurial event every night of the week if I wanted to here in Cincy. In time, I think that Cincinnati can achieve the same kind of energy present in cities like Columbus, and even surpass them. Starting with things like Jelly Cincinnati, our mission at Cincinnati Coworks is to be a part of that.

Does Cincinnati have some of these things, and I’m just not aware? Let us know in the comments.

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Why Cincinnati Coworks?