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Show HN: A community for Swedish Startups

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Re: Show HN: A community for Swedish Startups

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Post by sk00byd00 »

I'm in currently in Sweden and I get a 502 bad gateway... so I can't comment on the site, but out of curiosity, if this is targeted at the Swedish entrepreneur, why call it 'Swedish' anything rather than Svensk/Sverige which would be the first phrase typed in by a Swedish person on Google (one would assume)?

I know some people speak English in Sweden (you can even hear people modelling their accents on a British or American variety), but not everyone. I know that English is a requirement of Swedish universities but if the American way of doing things taught me anything, its a lot of very capable people don't go to university. It just seems to me like an unnecessary barrier, you might be missing out on input from the next Ingvar Kamprad.

Re: Show HN: A community for Swedish Startups

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Post by Yrlec »

dschiptsov wrote: post #6

Offtopic, but.. I have a great interest in Swedish startups, due to situation in my family. http://karma-engineering.com/lab is what I'm capable of. It is all about working visa, of course.

Your site is down so I can't comment on that.

Sweden has reasonably liberal laws when it comes to working visas. You need to get a job offer with a salary that isn't below the market rate in Sweden. If you can get that then your chances are very good. If you're interested to learn more about the Sweden's startup community I suggest come by the next Startup Pub at The Royal Institute of Technology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/426048174127676

Re: Show HN: A community for Swedish Startups

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Post by dschiptsov »

Yrlec wrote: post #7
dschiptsov wrote: post #6

Offtopic, but.. I have a great interest in Swedish startups, due to situation in my family. http://karma-engineering.com/lab is what I'm capable of. It is all about working visa, of course.

Your site is down so I can't comment on that. Sweden has reasonably liberal laws when it comes to working visas. You need to get a job offer with a salary that isn't below the market rate in Sweden. If you can get that then your chances are very good. If you're interested to learn more about the Sweden's startup community I suggest come by the next Startup Pub at The Royal Institute of Technology: https://www.faceboo…

You need to get a job offer with a salary that isn't below the market rate in Sweden. - That is exactly the thing I'm looking for.)

As for my site, it is hosted on Linode, so now and again connections are timed out.)

Re: Show HN: A community for Swedish Startups

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Post by hkj »

dschiptsov wrote: post #8
Yrlec wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your site is down so I can't comment on that. Sweden has reasonably liberal laws when it comes to working visas. You need to get a job offer with a salary that isn't below the market rate in Sweden. If you can get that then your chances are very good. If you're interested to learn more about the Sweden's startup community I suggest come by the next Startup Pub at The Royal Institute of Technology: https://www.faceboo…

You need to get a job offer with a salary that isn't below the market rate in Sweden. - That is exactly the thing I'm looking for.) As for my site, it is hosted on Linode, so now and again connections are timed out.)

What he is saying is, if you get a job offer with a salary above the market rate in Sweden then you almost automatically get a visa otherwise you won't have a chance. Yes salary is the most important part of getting a work visa in Sweden.
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