I'm thinking about applying but 2 months is a bit long for me. One month would be ideal. Is it possible?
I'd not stop you, but once your are here, I'm pretty sure you'll be sorry that you can stay only one month... apply though.
Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
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#12> Where: At Microsoft Ventures, Unter den Linden 17
It's at the Microsoft product showrooms? I mean this is pretty much Microsoft's take on the Apple Store, I wonder how corporate/marketingy this 'retreat' will be.
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#13> Where: At Microsoft Ventures, Unter den Linden 17 It's at the Microsoft product showrooms? I mean this is pretty much Microsoft's take on the Apple Store, I wonder how corporate/marketingy this 'retreat' will be.
No. There's no product showroom there, just a cafe on the ground floor. Hacker Retreat is happening in the space above, where MSV's incubated startups usually are. They agreed to let us use the space in between their startup rounds.
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#14> Where: At Microsoft Ventures, Unter den Linden 17 It's at the Microsoft product showrooms? I mean this is pretty much Microsoft's take on the Apple Store, I wonder how corporate/marketingy this 'retreat' will be.
It's a great working space. I spent some time working there as a Seedcamp startup. There's no OTT Microsoft influence, and the ground floor is really just a cafe (tad pricey) with lots of MS products on display.
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#15> Where: At Microsoft Ventures, Unter den Linden 17 It's at the Microsoft product showrooms? I mean this is pretty much Microsoft's take on the Apple Store, I wonder how corporate/marketingy this 'retreat' will be.
It's a great working space. I spent some time working there as a Seedcamp startup. There's no OTT Microsoft influence, and the ground floor is really just a cafe (tad pricey) with lots of MS products on display.
Is that pretty close to the VW Group showroom?
Only place I've actually seen a Bugatti Veyron (not to mention loads of VW/Bentley/Skoda/Seat models) - no Audis/ Lamborghinis/Porsches/Ducatis though!
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#16> Where: At Microsoft Ventures, Unter den Linden 17 It's at the Microsoft product showrooms? I mean this is pretty much Microsoft's take on the Apple Store, I wonder how corporate/marketingy this 'retreat' will be.
No. There's no product showroom there, just a cafe on the ground floor. Hacker Retreat is happening in the space above, where MSV's incubated startups usually are. They agreed to let us use the space in between their startup rounds.
Thank you, I had a bit of a feeling this might be some kind of marketing ploy.
I guess I'm more used to the classical Hackerspace (of which there are quite a few in Berlin [1]), but I appreciate that you are doing mentoring and imparting best practices.
I think 'hacker retreat' gives a bit of the wrong vibe as it sounds more like a place for social gathering (aka a hackerspace) when in fact it's more in the spirit of e.g Games Academy (especially considering the price).
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a great working space. I spent some time working there as a Seedcamp startup. There's no OTT Microsoft influence, and the ground floor is really just a cafe (tad pricey) with lots of MS products on display.
Is that pretty close to the VW Group showroom? Only place I've actually seen a Bugatti Veyron (not to mention loads of VW/Bentley/Skoda/Seat models) - no Audis/ Lamborghinis/Porsches/Ducatis though!
It's the building next to that
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.516975,13.390126,3a,75y,156....
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#18Another (non-profit) initiative from Berlin: http://www.opentechschool.org/berlin/
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#19There's this hackership thing in Berlin as well... http://www.hackership.org/
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#20There's this hackership thing in Berlin as well... http://www.hackership.org/
Yep, they target a different audience. They're more for beginners who want an apprenticeship in coding. Whereas Hacker Retreat is for intermediate and advanced coders who have their own projects, and want to learn and apply advanced techniques.