I spent most of the day today at Independents Hall, the co-working place in Philly. I had been meaning to get there for a while, but always found excuses why it wasn’t the right time. In retrospect, that was probably a mistake. While I was there for about 8 hours, I only spent about four working (a pretty productive four hours actually). The rest of the time I was talking to other members, and I had a blast. I got some real practical information on how to deal with a specific issue I’m struggling with (selecting and working with designers) and then got into a conversation that went from new web2.0′ish business models to the importance of community to the failure of industry to really capitalize on the incredible capabilities of modern hardware.

The folks I met were super supportive and enthusiastic and the atmosphere there is amazing. And I don’t use the word amazing very often. There’s some really cool stuff going on there, and it’s not just technical – there’s some innovative business models being experimented with, and I think they’ll have a lot of success.

Now I have to get used to driving to Philly a few days a week..