"I swear I'm not blowing smoke when I say this is the single best resource I've ever seen created for someone who wants to start a coworking space. " -Alex Hillman Cofounder, IndyHall.org Once you've been bit by the coworking bug, you're likely to spend a lot of time in your head. It's fun to daydream about your ultimate Utopian workspace. But if you're serious about starting a coworking space, you can't win by building it in your head. You have to get out of your head, and work in reality. You know, that place where people are. The good news is that you don't need to venture out there all on your own. You can save yourself from a ton of headaches and heartaches. Use this book to get your head screwed on straight and get the fundamentals right. Inside these pages you'll find a thoughtful collection of advice and exercises, stories and examples, assignments and templates, considerations and calculations and checklists and pro-tips.