Jelly is an every-so-often casual coworking session (we're shooting for weekly or every other week in Round Rock.) Anyone is welcome to come and bring your laptop, art supplies, or whatever, and work alongside other creative, fun people.
Amit Gupta and Luke Crawford started Jelly in March 2006, in New York City. They chose the name Jelly because they thought of the coworking idea while eating jellybeans.
The city's tagline is "Sports Capital of Texas," because it is home to an astounding array of amateur, youth and recreational sports facilities, including a very popular skate park (visit our local shop, too - Mustache Skateboards.)
Yes, there is an actual "round rock;" it was a landmark on the old cattle-driving Chisholm Trail and it still sits in the middle of Brushy Creek.
There's some great Jelly action in nearby Austin, but we'd like some fun a little closer to home, so it's time for Jelly in Round Rock.
*** There will not be an "official" Jelly (whatever THAT is!) this Friday, March 12 because many of us will be at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi.) Those who have recovered from SXSWi madness by Friday, March 19 will gather for Jelly and geek war stories. ***
We celebrated our our First Anniversary for Jelly Coworking Round Rock on Friday, 12 February 2010. Thanks very much to James Laughlin (@laughlinjames) for shooting this quick commemorative video
Our brand-spankin'-new first meeting ever was Friday, February 13, 2009 and we continue to meet on Fridays whenever possible.
Drop by any time between 11 am and 2 pm; stay for part of it or all of it.
I try to be there most Fridays, but if I'm not, look for redhead social media whiz Brooks Bennett.
Most of our meetings are at Star Co. sandwich and coffee shop, 114 East Main Street downtown. They have a good gathering spot in the back with tables, and decent WiFi.
Our other occasional meeting place is the UK-flavored Friar Tuck's Pantry English Coffee House and Tea Room, which opened in January 2009 in Round Rock's historic downtown, at 204 Main Street.
They feature British food products, lots of pastries and light lunch fare midday, plus plenty of coffee, tea and other drinks to keep you fueled. There is open WiFi and a pretty decent number of wall plugs, but bring a power strip to share if you have one.
Street parking is all around, or there is a free City Garage off of Main.
To get to downtown Round Rock, take I-35 and go East on 620 (Main St.)
I don't know if "in charge" is an accurate description of this seat-of-the-pants endeavor, but it was my idea to launch Jelly in Round Rock, mostly to save myself driving hassles and find other freelancers/entrepreneurs in southern Williamson County and far north Austin.
Round Rock has its own tech chops as the home of 