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Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company

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Re: Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company

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Post by TheEzEzz »

sabj wrote: post #6
TheEzEzz wrote: post #4

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Enough not to starve?! I'm living in Santa Barbara, California, which is very expensive by the average American standard, and two people can get by here fairly comfortably with $2K. What's the price of living like in Santiago? More importantly, if the real perk is money and lower cost of living... I could just move to Kansas and rent a room for $200 a month.

It would seem like the big perk here would be the 40k. I really like the idea of going to Chile to get that support to build a prototype etc, and if I had some friends who were similarly motivated I would definitely consider applying. I would rather take the 40k to be in Chile than say, Kansas, because Chile would offer another set of novel learning experiences as well - which would be part of the reason for going.

Novel, yes. Good for a startup? Probably not.

Being in a foreign country is taxing even when it's rewarding. I get much less work done here in Brazil than when I'm back in the States.

The 40k is definitely a nice perk though.

Re: Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company

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Post by ccarpenterg »

tedkimble wrote: post #10
ccarpenterg wrote: post #8

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Average costs: - Apartment: $320 - $420 - Transportation cost: $100 - $180 (30 days) - Grocery: $20 - $45 - Very good beer: $3,60 - Jeans: $50 - $75 - Taxi: $10 - Dinner: $20 - Internet access: $80 (Cable, Telephone, Internet)

What "very good" beers do you like in Chile? I was there recently and found the beers rather disappointing. The wine, however, was superb!

Kunstmann (Torobayo) and Austral (Yagan).

Re: Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company

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Post by ataggart »

ccarpenterg wrote: post #3

I'm a chilean entrepreneur and I'm looking for a cofounder. I'm solving graph and scheduling problems for some transport industry. BFS, DFS, Dijkstra, timetables, etc. We could take advantage of this initiative and get those $40k. I just updated my profile. ($2k a month is enough to not starve).

Good idea! Why should foreigners be the only ones to mooch off the Chilean taxpayers?

Re: Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company

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Post by sabj »

TheEzEzz wrote: post #11
sabj wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would seem like the big perk here would be the 40k. I really like the idea of going to Chile to get that support to build a prototype etc, and if I had some friends who were similarly motivated I would definitely consider applying. I would rather take the 40k to be in Chile than say, Kansas, because Chile would offer another set of novel learning experiences as well - which would be part of the reason for going.

Novel, yes. Good for a startup? Probably not. Being in a foreign country is taxing even when it's rewarding. I get much less work done here in Brazil than when I'm back in the States. The 40k is definitely a nice perk though.

I think that exposure to new cultures and places can be stimulating and lead to creative new ideas and strategies. Perhaps less so if the company in question is just laser-focused on a consumer web product for the USA, but, in general...
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