Self Employed people working together

speedy21

Hey,
I'm self-employed.. currently working from home and while it comes with huge advantages, it can get slightly boring at times with no one to bounce ideas etc.. off. I read about this initiative in Wired magazine called Jelly
and was wondering if there is anything like this in Dublin? If not, would there be any interest in it?
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/news/2007/07/coworking

Jelly's basic idea is --> "Some of us are entrepreneurs or freelancers. Others work in an office most of the time, but work at Jelly for fresh ideas and a change of pace."

Jelly meetings are a way for folks who usually work at home to get out of the house, find kindred workers to collaborate with, or simply to socialize -- without having to commit to the gym-like membership setup of most of the country's coworking arrangements, where rented office spaces feel much like a traditional workplace and require a regular financial commitment beyond the means of most freelancers. Indeed, the term "office" can happily be avoided all together with Jelly. Unlike most coworking setups, Jelly exists for only one day every other week, and it's free.

Then I stumbled across a similar initiative in Chicago
http://webworkerdaily.com/2006/09/06/the-swat-solos-working-alone-together-approach/


Other links of interest
http://groups.google.com/group/jellynyc
http://jellynyc.pbwiki.com/
http://wiki.independentshall.org/events/creamcheesesession

Let me know if there'd be any interest in something like this in Dublin

ItchyFeet2308

PM Sent.

Sonnenblumen

I've heard about mixing business with pleasure (most disagree) but this sounds more like business and boredom!