Philly TIP

So Alex from WeKnowHtml.com and the main driver behind the Philadelphia co-working initiative IndependentsHall.org has joined the show as full-time anchor.

Really good conversation, I felt bad about cutting it short, but our self-imposed time limit is around 30 minutes.

I think we established that the rapport is there and is natural, and I am really glad that Alex has joined us on this ride.

Our mission is to provide good news and information and to explore the exciting tech landscape in Philly, and to have a good time doing it.

We also got a line on our next exciting guest — who could it be?

 

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Great conversation with Chris Nagele from Wildbit.

Chris’ team of developers is global in reach, and we get at the nuts and bolts of outsourcing development and delve into the kind of feedback Chris gets.

Very good conversation about managing a globally located workforce, headquartered right in the City of Brotherly Love.

 

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Still testing out our spiffy new SkypeIn line, Bart calls from his celly while on the road in Texas outside Waco, while on some secret business. Will Bart ever divulge why he was in the Lone Star State?

Tech worked great, btw — check it out.

 

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What a good time we had chatting with John Suder of Resolve Media. Bart, John and I all know John through PANMA and so it made for a good rapport. John’s views on design and technology in Philadelphia echo what what Bart and I are finding with every one we talk to — that Philadelphians are excited about the future and that great things are afoot here in the land of Rocky and cheesesteaks.

What a great time to be in Philly!

 

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I met Alex at a meetup he organized in Center City Philadelphia to expound on his local coworking initiative dubbed “Independents Hall“.

I knew that Alex’s infectious enthusiasm and clarity of vision would make him an excellent podcast guest, and I would say that the interview went famously.

Coworking is a concept similar to an artists’ community, but anchored more firmly to technology and commerce. At its core it serves to provide a high quality workspace with business amenities and connectivity to independent contractors by renting slices of a larger space.

But renting deskspace is just the skeletal support, the meat is working with other independent professional in well, meatspace, where collaboration on projects is encouraged, and tie-ins to similar community minded companies such as the Philly Car Share.

Well you can listen to Alex tell you more in this episode of PhilyTIP.

LINKS

Independents Hall home page
http://www.independentshall.org/

Alex Hillman’s company
http://www.weknowhtml.com/

Coworking Wiki
http://coworking.pbwiki.com/

 

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In this our first show, Bart and I launched the podcast even before we had a title for the show. I recorded the show in my studio using Sony Acid, with Bart dialed in using Gizmo Project VOIP chat.

We worked together on other podcasting projects, so it felt comfortable right away. We also had done one practice run a few weeks prior, just to test out the connection and quality.

Just to get the ball rolling, we decided to profile Bart’s company Bartek Management and I proceeded to interview Bart.

It was a good interview, and overall it was a good session. I hope you agree.

//ken

 

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