Cuban Coders Looking to Energize a Nascent Startup Scene • Hacker News Board

Re: Cuban Coders Looking to Energize a Nascent Startup Scene

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Post by civilian » Fri, May 08, 2015, 10:54 PM UTC

There are cuban coders? I thought the internet was nearly illegal down there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Cuba

Re: Cuban Coders Looking to Energize a Nascent Startup Scene

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Post by rodneyrdx » Fri, May 08, 2015, 11:12 PM UTC

civilian wrote: post #21

There are cuban coders? I thought the internet was nearly illegal down there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Cuba

>There are cuban coders?

There are, a lot of them.

>I thought the internet was nearly illegal down there.

There's internet, expensive though ($4.50/h)

...and, were programmers who created the internet, not the other way around

Re: Cuban Coders Looking to Energize a Nascent Startup Scene

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Post by kenrikm » Sat, May 09, 2015, 2:02 AM UTC

morenoh149 wrote: post #7

I'm in SF but have Cuban roots. If anyone is interested in chatting drop me a line.

In SF, From Miami. Wife is Cuban. Same.

Re: Cuban Coders Looking to Energize a Nascent Startup Scene

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Post by lx » Sat, May 09, 2015, 2:34 AM UTC

hectorxp wrote: post #17

Hi guys, glad to see you around. I will be arriving late July, see you there :)

Hi Hector, we are expecting to hold monthly meetups... See you in July. Let us know before your flight.

Re: Cuban Coders Looking to Energize a Nascent Startup Scene

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Post by lx » Sat, May 09, 2015, 2:40 AM UTC

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #18

Now there is one more reason to visit Cuba other than to enjoy the beautiful beaches and the delicious rum. I'd love to attend one of the meetups and see if there is any way I can help next time I'm there.

Rum and warm weather... uhmm... arguable. Way better some mojitos and a bit of chat ;-) Looking forward to meet you next time you come. Thanks