Hey, Boa sorte !
I like thousands here am planning to do the same but with Rails. Your Idea seams nice and the site already looks good. Would be if you post info about the site, when it happens so we can follow.
Cya later !
Tell HN: I quit my job to bootstrap my startup by myself.
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#32Don't move to SF before you're making the money to afford it. Those savings will stretch a lot further living with Mom and Dad.
Would you mind elaborating on that? Staying at a Hackerhouse is relatively inexpensive(~550/mo). Food? ~700. Cali Taxes are, of course very high, but I don't see how SF is less expensive than Boston/NYC. Then again you could get by with $2k/month in SF but it's a question of how the quality of your life would be.
Staying at your parents' house might be free ($0/mo). Food? I think $700's a high quote, even for SF, but you can save quite a bit eating at home in Bumblefuck, Alabama relative to San Fran. Most people don't live in Boston and NYC, either.
I'm not talking about stretching living expenses from 6 months to 8 months - I'm talking about stretching them to 24 months.
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#33Best of luck to you. We are a bootstrapped startup here in the SF Bay Area. It is true that living expenses in this area can be higher, however the opportunities you would get is also better, IMHO. From what people who live in SF the city told me, food is actually cheaper than the suburban cities.
Once you are here, start networking (you can start by looking for suitable meetup groups in the meetup site) because in general people are very willing to help.
Once again, good luck.
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#34I'm in a similar situation. Mail me (profile) if you want to exchange thoughts or ideas.
Same here. Although I'm doing a slightly different thing, I'd still love to chat. Perhaps I can offer some input as well.
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#35If you're looking to save some money, there are a bunch of hacker houses in the Bay Area that tend to be pretty friendly to having people crash and live on the cheap while doing the startup thing.
There was an HN thread about this a while back (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1536822) but no current information. Anybody have connections?
Re: Tell HN: I quit my job to bootstrap my startup by myself.
#36Don't move to SF before you're making the money to afford it. Those savings will stretch a lot further living with Mom and Dad.
Not sure about the wisdom of this; it could go pretty strongly in either direction depending on the individual.
If you're young and single you can live pretty cheaply and surround yourself with the inspiring people and general atmosphere of silicon valley. The fact that you have some expenses may help light a fire under you and accelerate your progress.
On the other hand, if you are highly self-motivated, and you are productive from your parents house, then you're likely not missing out on much in the short term, because most of your time is going to be spent coding anyway.
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#37I'm quitting my job in March and heading on the same path as you, I wish you the best of luck for your startup. Enjoy the journey!
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#38Good luck! Keep us posted. Lots of us (myself included) are interested in doing something similar. It's great to here how people are getting on.
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#39Love hearing stuff like this. Good luck.
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#40Firstly, best of luck with your startup! That's an exciting move. I'd also recommend moving somewhere like New York, SF, Boston, Austin where there is an active community of technologists with whom you can bounce ideas. I wanted to point out though that your startup's name brings forth strongly negative connotations. Your startup is photo sharing site called Hard Candy. There's a movie called Hard Candy about a 32 ye…
"Hard Candy Shell" is also the name of UX/UI design firm in New York City.