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Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by brunooo »

cfontes wrote: post #55

Nice idea... But I definitely would not live for more than a week or 2 in 2 of the 3 places listed (Mexico City, Ubud). Lisbon is fine thought. Why did you choose Ubud instead of other places in Bali?

It's most central, so no matter if you want to surf in Uluwatu, have drinks in Canggu or go spearfishing in Amed, you can reach all of Bali quite easily.

I do get the slightly bad esoteric rep Ubud has, but it also got a very vibrant "getiing shit done" community.

Are your doubt more about location or other issues?

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by jayshahtx »

caser wrote: post #44
archagon wrote: post #24

This is a really interesting idea, though maybe a bit too expensive and, ah, "hip" for my tastes. (Currently hopping from Airbnb to Airbnb flatshare, paying $1000 or less a month for housing with internet and utilities included. Would be even cheaper if I wasn't in Western Europe.) I've been thinking lately of where I would like to live for most of my late twenties and early thirties. I'm definitely a bit of a loner,…

Hey archagon - you should check out our group: hackerparadise.org We've already run a co-living, co-working trip in Costa Rica and are about to begin another one in SE Asia.

Hey Caser,

Very interested in applying - are you still accepting applications? I saw the first trip starts this month.

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by personlurking »

brunooo wrote: post #66
hackerboos wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You've probably already thought about this, but you might want to make sure clients understand the legal side of things. I doubt that for $1600 a month this includes all the legal paperwork in order to work in Portugal, Mexico and Indonesia. It's another abuse of the visa-free status many Westerners are given by countries that wish to attract tourists. This is the second one I've seen today. First is here - http://…

Things are changing very fast atm, as most countries realize that it's a good group of people to have. Eg Thailands new 6 months Visa explicitly includes remote work.

Portugal, as of a few years back, allows one to (theoretically) continually renew their 90-day tourist visa. In a few other EU countries (like Denmark), it's possible to stay an extra 90 days per their own non-Shengen laws.

http://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/1e83wv/extra_90_days...

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by toomuchtodo »

hackerboos wrote: post #64
larsberg wrote: post #57

You've probably already thought about this, but you might want to make sure clients understand the legal side of things. We've certainly had some cases at Mozilla where remote workers had to be "reminded" that we could only pay them if they maintained residency in their official company of employment, that they would be in violation of the tourist visa they had traveled to these other locations under if they worked t…

> You've probably already thought about this, but you might want to make sure clients understand the legal side of things. I doubt that for $1600 a month this includes all the legal paperwork in order to work in Portugal, Mexico and Indonesia. It's another abuse of the visa-free status many Westerners are given by countries that wish to attract tourists. This is the second one I've seen today. First is here - http://…

Can you explain how its visa abuse? I'm not working for a business in that country, I'm working for a business in my home country.

As an accepting country, you're getting all of the benefits of me being there, spending money on services and goods, without having to provide me with employment or unpaid government services.

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by guard-of-terra »

This is a very nice idea already.

What should they do to make me really happy? Be able to invest some sum of money (or an existing property?) and enjoy a lifetime of co-living (they need much more destinations, of course). This can be a nice mode of rapid growth, property in exchange to co-living promise.

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by tonyhb »

I can't wait to do it. Definitely in. It's awesome that you're taking the leap to make your spaces connected across countries. And a +1 for the idea of moving boxes around from country to country.

As an aside I can't understand why, as a first step, co-working spaces in different locations haven't partnered up to offer this to people looking to move around and sort out their own accommodation. Having the availability of, say, Regus offices, with the entrepreneurship and tech focus found in current co-working spaces would be a huge plus.

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by dzenanr »

brunooo wrote: post #67
jballanc wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Other places to check: Üskudar, Kadiköy, Maltepe, and Kartal...pretty much anywhere along Bağdat street will still have a lively atmosphere, good access to transportation, and low er rents. The Asian side is actually growing faster than the European side, so while Beyoğlu is still the focus of social life in Istanbul, Bağdat Cadessi is pretty active. Also, Sabiha Gökçen Airport (on the Asian side) has a growing numbe…

Thanks! Very much so.

Alanya is a beautiful coastal city in Turkey with reasonable prices. http://www.hello-alanya.com/ Sarajevo in Bosnia is inexpensive and programmer friendly. http://www.sarajevotimes.com/hub387-launches-first-regional-...

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by brunooo »

lbotos wrote: post #31

The biggest question becomes: income taxes. Any ideas how that will play out?

That's a giant topic, as always, especially if you choose to spend a critical time threshold at a certain location (> ~6 months a year normally). We do plan to offer informal advice on topics like this as a service, but there are so many options (keep residing in your home country, choose a location like Estonia etc) that it's hard to do this as a legally binding service.

But again: It's manageable, literally millions of people do it.

Re: Show HN: A Global Co-Living Subscription for Nomads

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Post by codecamper »

Internet in Indonesia is ridiculously cheap. For $500 a month you'll have a very nice place in Bali. No need for a year lease.

3g Internet in Portugal is a little bit expensive. Not too bad -- about 2 euro a Gig. 500 euros a month will get you a nice place. Not sure about how long a lease you'd need to sign.

Mexico City. Why on earth would you want to go to Mexico City?

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