Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by duxup » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:48 PM UTC

nicoburns wrote: post #60

duxup wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The few times I've had my home internet drop out and I needed a few hours of wi-fi to get work done I realized the local cafes were the same people there sometimes taking all the spaces. I usually got lunch and etc too considering I was taking up the shop's space for a few hours... but I was one of the few who did that. Maybe there needs to be an office space + cubicle + coffee shop rental thing ... but I'm not sure…

> Maybe there needs to be an office space + cubicle + coffee shop rental thing This is essentially what co-working spaces like WeWork are. But they are quite expensive which is probably why a lot of people continue to use coffee shops (environment and location of coffee shop may also be preferable)

Yeah I work form home and I looked into those spaces at one time and OMG ... yeah that's not something I'm going to do.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by frizkyK » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:48 PM UTC

whitepaint wrote: post #2

That looks very nice! Where did you get info about wifi speeds of cafes'?

Users can check into a place whenever they are located in a cafe. Checking in starts a speed test and a review form. The result gets shared with other people.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by frizkyK » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:48 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #3

whitepaint wrote: post #2

That looks very nice! Where did you get info about wifi speeds of cafes'?

I think it's supposed to be reported by users themselves when they are there, considering it prompts you to do that.

Exactly

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by mattjaynes » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:49 PM UTC

Honest question: How do cafe owners make the best of workers using their cafe as a work place?

I've heard it referred to as the "laptop hobo" problem: customers that come and buy a small coffee and take up a table for 4+ hours.

How have you seen cafe owners handle this well so that they sustain the business and avoid the freeloader problem?

Sometimes I see "No Laptops" signs in cafes, but I'm sure there are better approaches.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by rglover » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:49 PM UTC

Really well done, especially the UI. Definitely going to put this to use.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by frizkyK » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:50 PM UTC

focom wrote: post #4

How did you seed the first cafe? is it all crowd sourced? I only see two cafe in Montreal, QC

Users can check into a place whenever they are located in a cafe. You can do so with the little button in the bottom right corner. You can also submit places when you're a (free) member, without checking in.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by frizkyK » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:53 PM UTC

xwdv wrote: post #61

If the cafes are so nearby wouldn’t I already be familiar with them? But if they are too far, would I really travel to them just to work remotely? That’s a commute, which is exactly what I want to avoid.

Workmode is great for people traveling to new cities. A lot of the users are so called digital nomads

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by pydry » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:53 PM UTC

Nice idea in theory but this works better as a feature of existing maps rather than as a whole new website.

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by enraged_camel » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:54 PM UTC

wellthisisgreat wrote: post #49

cmer wrote: post #30

I discovered a pretty neat alternative to cafes a few years back. I like to go to the food court at my local shopping mall. It's pretty much empty during the day, has plenty of seating, different table heights, outlets, wi-fi, etc. Nobody will kick you out if you're not constantly sipping coffee, and you won't feel the pressure to keep buying stuff. As a bonus, there is a McDonalds often selling coffee for just $1. A…

This is quite brilliant. Also I suppose the space is wide and with high ceilings which should help with abstract thinking

…is that a thing?

Re: Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work remotely from

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Post by jamal-kumar » Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:55 PM UTC

I love the idea - One issue I'm seeing however is that places with duplicate names (Try "Santiago" or "San Jose" for examples of city names that are shared by many large places) aren't returning their distinct results when clicked on, immediately making it impossible for me to use.