Start-up: The Journey
Moving into a co-working space was one of the best things we could have done for the Pass the Plate business. In Winston Salem there are a few options, and we choose to work out of Flywheel. There are several reasons why.
- Energy – Being around other start-up companies and other entrepreneurs makes for a good environment. Throw in a few people that work for larger companies but do so remotely, and what you have is a stew of interesting people with many different skills and backgrounds.
- Mentors – It is good to be abound people that have been around the block, we can use their experience to help solve a few of our problems.
- Coffee – In my office that means Krankies Coffee fresh brewed… all day…
- Community – There are more than 30 different companies that work out of my location. A few of them are larger and have 4-8 employees, some are start ups, others include several attorneys and an accountant or two, a few web developers… you get the picture.
- Conference Rooms – While some businesses do not require meetings, others do. Just having the access to conference rooms that are equipped with white boards, projectors or screens etc. is a nice thing.
In the next post, we will talk about the many different ways that Pass the Plate has become more involved in the community. If you are reading this and you are a start up, then it may give you a few ideas of how you can become involved in your local start up community. If you are reading this and are not a start up, and are just wanting to learn more about the folks over at Pass the Plate, then great! These posts will hopefully let you know that we are people too. We are just a group of guys who decided to together to try to make the world a better place one donation at a time. This is our story.