Riverside.io - Actively growing a coworking community in Riverside

I gave this talk alongside Benjamin Mueller when Riverside.io was just getting started. It's since been a successful endeavor.

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1. Actively growing a coworking community in Riverside. http://riverside.io RIVERSIDE.IO Thursday, May 8, 14
2. Problem Riverside lacks a central location for its burgeoning startup scene. Thursday, May 8, 14
3. Opportunity Startups drive growth. They attract entrepreneurs, highly skilled workers, and even create brand new industries. Thursday, May 8, 14
4. Solution A Coworking space. Thursday, May 8, 14
5. Coworking is, at its core, a shared office space. You go there to work on your project, meet with clients, and build your startup. It becomes a dynamic place where teams are formed, new startups are built, businesses are created, inventions are realized, young tech talent is nurtured, and friendships happen. Solution continued Thursday, May 8, 14
6. Space & Environment Thursday, May 8, 14
7. Community There exists a large pool of potential members to support the Coworking space. ~10 active tech meetup groups ~120 Members of StartupIE.com ~100 Members of RiversideJS.org ~5 Colleges, 70,000 students Thursday, May 8, 14
8. The Riverside.io Team Ben Jacob Scott Gary Mike Committed members at $100/mo Ralph Daniel John Victor We’ve already started collecting! Thursday, May 8, 14
9. We need people to help us accelerate the process of shaping and forming Riverside’s first coworking space! Becoming a member is the single best way to do this. http://riverside.io/join Get Involved Thursday, May 8, 14
10. Thanks! Thursday, May 8, 14