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	<title>Comments on: What do Houstonians want in a coworking space?</title>
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		<title>By: Brent O.</title>
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		<description>I telecommuted from 2000 to 2005 in Houston, spent the last couple of years in Miami, and next month I&#039;m moving back to Houston to start telecommuting again.  I was horrified to find that Kaveh Kanes had closed downtown, because that was the best working cafe in Houston by far.

Facing the loss of KK&#039;s, I&#039;d say my wants are:

Location - needs to be near plentiful &amp; cheap restaurants.  When I break for lunch, I want to be able to grab stuff quickly.  If I have to get in my car, forget it, I&#039;m going home.

Hours - I&#039;m a morning guy, so an opening time by 5am would be good.

Amenities - internet, clean bathrooms, a few quiet nooks for those pesky phone calls, and for me, huge walls with rotating art.  I&#039;m fine with printing out my own or asking area artists to use it as a gallery, but just having inspirational stuff around is so cool.  And whiteboards.  Lots and lots of whiteboards.

Coffee - the geeks I know are pretty picky about coffee, so the easiest thing to do is just provide the kitchen facilities and lockers so we can stash our stash.

Price - looking around the web, it looks like ballpark $500/mo is the going rate for a fully serviced office.  I was thinking more of a big empty loft kind of thing - if I end up in a generic cube I&#039;m no better than when I started - but that price seems fair.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I telecommuted from 2000 to 2005 in Houston, spent the last couple of years in Miami, and next month I&#8217;m moving back to Houston to start telecommuting again.  I was horrified to find that Kaveh Kanes had closed downtown, because that was the best working cafe in Houston by far.</p>
<p>Facing the loss of KK&#8217;s, I&#8217;d say my wants are:</p>
<p>Location &#8211; needs to be near plentiful &amp; cheap restaurants.  When I break for lunch, I want to be able to grab stuff quickly.  If I have to get in my car, forget it, I&#8217;m going home.</p>
<p>Hours &#8211; I&#8217;m a morning guy, so an opening time by 5am would be good.</p>
<p>Amenities &#8211; internet, clean bathrooms, a few quiet nooks for those pesky phone calls, and for me, huge walls with rotating art.  I&#8217;m fine with printing out my own or asking area artists to use it as a gallery, but just having inspirational stuff around is so cool.  And whiteboards.  Lots and lots of whiteboards.</p>
<p>Coffee &#8211; the geeks I know are pretty picky about coffee, so the easiest thing to do is just provide the kitchen facilities and lockers so we can stash our stash.</p>
<p>Price &#8211; looking around the web, it looks like ballpark $500/mo is the going rate for a fully serviced office.  I was thinking more of a big empty loft kind of thing &#8211; if I end up in a generic cube I&#8217;m no better than when I started &#8211; but that price seems fair.</p>
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