I have a feeling there may be more people interested in doing the reverse of this: Startup Workaway: 20 founders, 10 days, 1 house in Palo Alto.
I'd be in for that
Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
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Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#22This is a great idea. I wish I could apply for this one and I hope there are more opportunities like this. (I can't do this because of schedule commitments, but if it were two weeks later I'd be sending in my application.)
We'll be doing another one, likely in the fall. Hopefully in a European castle. If you follow @startupworkaway, or sign up for the mailing list, you'll be notified when we nail down details.
Done and done. European castle sounds great. I'll be looking for announcements.
Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#23Somehow beach house and programming doesn't jive to me. When I am "in the zone" the last thing I want to do is leave my desk to enjoy the beach & when I am enjoying the beach the last thing I want to do is go back to my desk. Ps. I talk from experience, as I am right now sitting in front of the beach ! (surfing HN!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vKvAy8svSE
Nah, I need breaks man! Can't just be heads-down all day. Your work starts to deteriorate. May as well make your breaks awesome!
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#24Take with grain of salt.
I'm all for supporting but these guys already tried this
I signed up and did not receive so much as an email.
If the founders are on here:
Great work, I hope it happens and I get where you are coming from. But don't make this _just_ about you trying to get covered on techcrunch.
Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#25Take with grain of salt. I'm all for supporting but these guys already tried this http://stomp.io/ I signed up and did not receive so much as an email. If the founders are on here: Great work, I hope it happens and I get where you are coming from. But don't make this _just_ about you trying to get covered on techcrunch.
I created Stomp, and I'm one of the organizers of Startup Workaway.
Stomp needs much more iteration before it's ready for prime time. I don't want Stomp tech crunched until then, and Startup Workaway is a completely separate project that doesn't even mention Stomp on the web site.
However, I do apologize that I haven't emailed the 10 folks who expressed interest in the Startup Workaway on Stomp, or notified them of the date change. That's completely my bad.
Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#26This is a great idea. I wish I could apply for this one and I hope there are more opportunities like this. (I can't do this because of schedule commitments, but if it were two weeks later I'd be sending in my application.)
I'm applying, but if you feel like you can work in a simpler house and sleep either on a sofa/hammock/whatever, email me. I'm in the French West Indies, with a decent internet connection. No fee at my place, but you must be a decent guest - ie no loud music/boozing up/etc.
Thank you. That is a very nice offer. I wasn't specifically looking for a getaway but that is a very appealing idea.
Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#27I have a feeling there may be more people interested in doing the reverse of this: Startup Workaway: 20 founders, 10 days, 1 house in Palo Alto.
Given the typical size of houses in Palo Alto, 5 founders to 1 house might be more practical :)
Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#28Take the $500 and put it towards your start up.
Re: Startup Workaway: 20 founders. 10 days. 1 beach house in Costa Rica. Apply now
#29This is a really great idea, and definitely something I would like to take part in. I would need more time to plan for it though - 3 months lead time is about right for me.
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#30You have to pay a $500 application fee and cover the cost of your own airfare?
I stayed at a pretty nice place for $10 a night in Costa Rica, so $500 covers 50 days during which one can code or swim and ends up owning outright whatever they write.
Have to be crazy to take this deal, it makes no sense.