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$100-$300 is about what I would pay, $100 being an easy pick and $300 is something I would really think about. I don't care about printers and file servers, I care about WiFi, kitchen, small locker (for my own tea etc) and a whiteboard. Not sure about monitors, these may turn out handy.

Check out http://www.seattle20.com/ for other shared work spaces in the area, this will give you an idea where you stand, e.g. here are 4: http://www.seattle20.com/blog/The-Ultimate-Guide-for-the-New...

I'm in Seattle, on the east side. There is no way I am coming over to the west side - the bridges are clogged. Also consider that other shared paces are on the west side, so there is a bit of a vacuum here.

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Here are the relevant links to specific services, instead of the umbrella organisations:

StartPad: http://startpad.org/software-coworking-office-seattle

Office Nomads: http://www.officenomads.com/

Thinkspace: http://www.thinkspace.com/coworking.asp

Giraffe Labs: http://www.giraffelabs.com/whatyouget

Cool, thanks. We were discussing Seattle locations over dinner tonight.

So ... do you think Bellevue/Kirkland area could be just as desirable as west side?

Also, I'm not in Seattle, so west side == downtown ?

I call "West Side" anything west of the Lake Washington including Seatlle downtown as well as North Seattle and West Seattle (Alki). "East Side" is east of the lake: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.621438,-122.218437...

The problem is that bridges and Seattle downtown highways get clogged for hours each day, effectively rendering east and west side distant cities. On the east side only Bellevue downtown gets clogged and even then it's fairly small and easy to avoid.

East side (Redmond, Bellevue, Kirklnad, Woodinville, Sammamish) are better for me and right about anyone else who lives on the east side. Microsoft has its offices in Redmond so you are likely to find a lot of customers. In fact you should become friends with some softies and ask them to hang your posters in the kitchens within the buildings. Nintendo offices are also nearby, fwiw.

The other thing in favor of the East side is that most exisitng shared spaces are on the west side, except I think one which is sort of expensive.

Well, I could be a bit selfish here so you will need to do a bit of your own research too. :-)

i live on the eastside

i'd probably pay up to $100/mo. for a desk, chair, wifi, and (clean) bathroom

let me know if you get something going

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