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Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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npt4279 wrote: post #19
clueless123 wrote: post #17

This is brilliant! You could even get the hiring companies to pay your rent for the month if they get a hire :) Also, I imagine it will be interesting how pre-qualify the guest to make sure they are worthy candidates.

Thanks! I actually think someone should make a business out of this - that would be a cool recruiter! But we're just doing it as a free service to the startups we've funded over at Wefunder.

A similar cool idea would be if someone would create working spaces in awesome locations. that way, a company can pay all my expenses to get there and work (during work hours).. and I get to tour the area, learn the culture, try the food on my freetime/weeekends.

First place : Valle Sagrado near Machu-Pichu Peru.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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clueless123 wrote: post #42
npt4279 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! I actually think someone should make a business out of this - that would be a cool recruiter! But we're just doing it as a free service to the startups we've funded over at Wefunder.

A similar cool idea would be if someone would create working spaces in awesome locations. that way, a company can pay all my expenses to get there and work (during work hours).. and I get to tour the area, learn the culture, try the food on my freetime/weeekends. First place : Valle Sagrado near Machu-Pichu Peru.

We actually do that too, once a year: http://startupworkaway.herokuapp.com/

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by pricklepoke »

sjf wrote: post #32
clueless123 wrote: post #17

This is brilliant! You could even get the hiring companies to pay your rent for the month if they get a hire :) Also, I imagine it will be interesting how pre-qualify the guest to make sure they are worthy candidates.

That's usually called a relocation bonus.

How about we offer a relocation bonus to emergency personnel who work in San Francisco but live in Contra Costa County?

http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/04/24/guess-where-mo...

"A third of firefighters live in the city, while 16 percent live in San Mateo County, 11 percent in Sonoma County and 8 percent in Alameda County... This could matter tremendously in an earthquake if emergency responders aren’t able to make it into the city."

Remember, the 1989 earthquake happened on a clear, windless day. Not so 1906.

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