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The origin story of how we started a coworking community that has changed lives & improved our city.
"I secured the loan, picked out the furniture, made my logo, and just before signing the paperwork I found you online.
You asked me if I knew who my first 10 members would be. It was really hard being honest, but I didn't know."
Before founding Indy Hall, we had no experience, no money, and no network. But by building a community first, and one person at a time, we laid the foundation for everything that came after.
Nearly 20 years later, our community has not only grown in size and diversity, we've shaped the landscape of coworking in Philadelphia and beyond.
Here in Philly, through multiple different locations, survived a pandemic, and continually reinvented ourselves in the process while staying true to our core values. Globally, we've helped independent coworking spaces on 6 continents impact their local communities by learning from our own experiences here at home.
But how did we get here? This audiobook shares how the things we didn't have became our community-building advantages—and the power-moves we still use today.
This audiobook project "The First 10" tells our origin story, and how we built a thriving community before opening physical space. It contains the most important lessons we learned before signing a lease, and has patterns and ideas that any community builder or leader can beneft from.
We call it "The First Ten" because it's your first 10 members or so that pave the way for everything else... but probably not in the way you might think! If you're looking to build a community that matters to the people in it, this audiobook is for you.
Thanks for listening!
Partners at Indy Hall, sharing the real story of building our community from the ground up.
Why did we even start a coworking space in the first place? It's not what most people think! Three interconnected work experiences taught me what was possible in the best work environments & what to avoid from the worst.
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Audio production by Mike Mehalick | Cover art by Em Norcross
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