Working Remotely From A Tropical Island In Thailand
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Working Remotely From A Tropical Island In Thailand
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#2It sounds and looks very nice.
I have two questions:
1) Why did't they move to one of the Canary Islands? Part of Spain, Barcelona is a part of it. Less hassle because you stay in Europe, same language, same culture as in Barcelona. I rent a flat (70m2, furnished, 500m from the palmtree-beach, €500 /month), in the center of the capital on one of the islands, the internet connection is reasonable. Sounds comparable to Thailand.
2) How long did they stay in Thailand, was it a 2 month project-move or a multiple-year company move?
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#4It sounds and looks very nice. I have two questions: 1) Why did't they move to one of the Canary Islands? Part of Spain, Barcelona is a part of it. Less hassle because you stay in Europe, same language, same culture as in Barcelona. I rent a flat (70m2, furnished, 500m from the palmtree-beach, €500 /month), in the center of the capital on one of the islands, the internet connection is reasonable. Sounds comparable to…
Hey, I'm one of the co-founders who runs Mobile Jazz.
To answer your questions:
1) We actually wanted to experience a new culture and also have some kind of adventure. We're already doing things in Spain, so we just wanted to try out something new and see how it works :-)
2) This was only a 2 month experiment, but our whole company is set up for remote work. So some of us continuously travel and work from different places. Myself I've been living in a camper van for a year now (blog post pending ;-)), but this was the first experiment where we actually rented two houses offshore and moved a bunch of people there.
Since then we also had another experiment. We spent some time in the Austrian Alps for skiing. We'll write about it soon.
And the next thing we want to do is actually in Spain (in the mountains) and then we're planning to go to Mauritius for a month or so.
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#5It sounds and looks very nice. I have two questions: 1) Why did't they move to one of the Canary Islands? Part of Spain, Barcelona is a part of it. Less hassle because you stay in Europe, same language, same culture as in Barcelona. I rent a flat (70m2, furnished, 500m from the palmtree-beach, €500 /month), in the center of the capital on one of the islands, the internet connection is reasonable. Sounds comparable to…
Hey, I'm one of the co-founders who runs Mobile Jazz. To answer your questions: 1) We actually wanted to experience a new culture and also have some kind of adventure. We're already doing things in Spain, so we just wanted to try out something new and see how it works :-) 2) This was only a 2 month experiment, but our whole company is set up for remote work. So some of us continuously travel and work from different p…
Ok, clear.
It can be a great way to run project in a lovely pressure cooker. Everybody 7days per week involved/committed without the distraction of homely nuisances.
I'm very interested in your camper-van-blogpost
And Mauritius is great!
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#6It sounds and looks very nice. I have two questions: 1) Why did't they move to one of the Canary Islands? Part of Spain, Barcelona is a part of it. Less hassle because you stay in Europe, same language, same culture as in Barcelona. I rent a flat (70m2, furnished, 500m from the palmtree-beach, €500 /month), in the center of the capital on one of the islands, the internet connection is reasonable. Sounds comparable to…
I thought the same (I'm working for 3scale, company with offices in the same building than MobileJazz in Barcelona).
We just recently moved to Tenerife with one of my coworkers for those reasons.
Good times.
Not many developer meetups here in Santa Cruz though :/
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#7I've always dreamed of having a company (that was making money) where I could relocate my team once a month every month to a different place on the planet.
London, Tokyo, Singapore, China, San Francisco, Iceland, France, Germany, Russia, Australia, India, Canada...
We could be a travelling startup.
That would be so cool!
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#8I'm in Puerto Rico, moved here from the states two years ago.
There are a number of tax incentives for people wanting to start tech companies here. Google Puerto Rico Act 20.
Short version: "Act 20 offers a four (4)% corporate tax rate for Puerto Rican businesses providing services for exportation, 100% tax-exempt dividends from earnings and profits derived from the export services income of eligible businesses, and a 60% exemption on municipal taxes."
Eligible businesses include IT software development.
Besides the tax benefits there are a lot of other things to like here.
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#9It sounds and looks very nice. I have two questions: 1) Why did't they move to one of the Canary Islands? Part of Spain, Barcelona is a part of it. Less hassle because you stay in Europe, same language, same culture as in Barcelona. I rent a flat (70m2, furnished, 500m from the palmtree-beach, €500 /month), in the center of the capital on one of the islands, the internet connection is reasonable. Sounds comparable to…
I thought the same (I'm working for 3scale, company with offices in the same building than MobileJazz in Barcelona). We just recently moved to Tenerife with one of my coworkers for those reasons. Good times. Not many developer meetups here in Santa Cruz though :/
Oh man! How is life there? I've only spent half a day in Santa Cruz but the beauty of the city and its surroundings amazed me and I've been aching to go back ever since. Is it possible to rent in one of those hillside villages? They look quite scenic. :)
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#10It sounds and looks very nice. I have two questions: 1) Why did't they move to one of the Canary Islands? Part of Spain, Barcelona is a part of it. Less hassle because you stay in Europe, same language, same culture as in Barcelona. I rent a flat (70m2, furnished, 500m from the palmtree-beach, €500 /month), in the center of the capital on one of the islands, the internet connection is reasonable. Sounds comparable to…
Hey, I'm one of the co-founders who runs Mobile Jazz. To answer your questions: 1) We actually wanted to experience a new culture and also have some kind of adventure. We're already doing things in Spain, so we just wanted to try out something new and see how it works :-) 2) This was only a 2 month experiment, but our whole company is set up for remote work. So some of us continuously travel and work from different p…
When you say mountains I hope you mean sierra de gredos! :)