I gave my last presentation on videoconferencing in 2009. Here are the slides. I remember when I talked about “mobile videoconferencing” in the last 2 slides, that I might have been pushing my luck with prognostication. Looking back, I am very glad I did, because, now, in 2018, […]
What is the first thing you do when you start a small business? Among other things…….you look for an office. Right? Private Office Your vision of this really cool office with windows, a sweet desk, telephone, computer, Internet access, and your own coffee is almost a reality. You can’t […]
In 1990, I was one of two people responsible for writing the “Telecommuting Plan” at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Little did I know then how much “telecommuting” would change my life. In telecommuting I saw the perfect solution to many issues confronting society (and my own life). Chief […]
At AltamontCowork over the past 5 years, I have seen all sorts of small business owners / wannabes come and go. Some have succeeded, most have not. Here are a few tips for the serious small business start-up: Follow your PASSION. In a GOOD economy it takes 2 […]
I owned a COWORKING location in Tracy, CA for 5 years and 7 months, finally selling it for economic reasons on Dec 31, 2014 (see my blog about the lessons I learned about coworking in a small town). One day a few years ago, some folks from Emergent […]
On May 1, 2009 I opened the first COWORKING location in San Joaquin County and Tracy, CA. A revolutionary concept in office space I was sure everyone would instantly embrace. In 2009, our country was in the middle of the worst recession in history and many people were unemployed. […]
My two worlds collided this week. (Video conferencing and Coworking). I rented the “Orange” Conference room for a deposition to an attorney located in Pennsylvania (we are in Tracy, CA). AltamontCowork won the “bid” by having SCREAMING fast Internet access and having a cheap room to rent […]
In 1990, I was one of two people responsible for writing the “Telecommuting Plan” at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Little did I know then how much “telecommuting” would change my life. In “telecommuting” I saw the perfect solution to many issues confronting society (and my own life). Chief […]
