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Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by bogrollben »

ashbrahma wrote: post #14

Any idea when the first Google Fiberhoods will go live? Even if someone is interested in hosting - this may not work till later this year or early next year depending on which fiberhood they live in.

It's all speculation, but the rumor is that on Sept 9th Google does the following: - Officially ends the first fiber rally - Begins immediately wiring up fiberhoods, highest-demand neighborhoods first - Announces business fiber plans

My best guess is that the highest-demand neighborhoods are fully wired by end of October.

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by ricardobeat »

EwanG wrote: post #18
sneak wrote: post #15

This is sad because any people who take them up on this offer will contribute increased taxes to the USA which will then use that money to implement things like PATRIOT and a bunch of unnecessary foreign wars. Try again somewhere that doesn't use most of its government revenue in destructive ways, and maybe this would be worthwhile. Seriously, it's time to leave the USA. If you want to encourage migration and innovat…

Assuming you are serious and not just venting, where are the offers like this outside the US?

Well, in the largest cities of Brazil you can get 100mb internet for US$150, rent a good house for US$1000 (or an apartment for $500), and hire great talent for ~$2-3k/month; they all have active startup and developer scenes. As a bonus you get access to a booming mobile market :)

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by wesgarrison »

hosh wrote: post #6

I have been wondering why metro Kansas City is home to a lot of interesting projects: Open Source Ecology, The Urban Farming Guys, Google Fiber. For a mid-sized city, it has a maker space and a Ruby User's Group. But what's in Kansas City? Tax-write-off wars and the Big 5. Awesome.

We have a lot of biotech & life science investment here, too.

Our Ruby talent pool lost some talent with the Google acquisition and subsequent moving of a local company, but we're back up to 40 at our Ruby group meetings twice a month. We have the Ruby Midwest conference and other developer conferences. Lots of opportunities to meet and hack with other developers.

I would totally offer up my basement, but I'm just outside of the first round of fiber rollouts.

Cool idea, be awesome to see how it goes.

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by wesgarrison »

ricardobeat wrote: post #22
EwanG wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Assuming you are serious and not just venting, where are the offers like this outside the US?

Well, in the largest cities of Brazil you can get 100mb internet for US$150, rent a good house for US$1000 (or an apartment for $500), and hire great talent for ~$2-3k/month; they all have active startup and developer scenes. As a bonus you get access to a booming mobile market :)

Serious question: what would it take for a US citizen to move to Brazil and work there? I don't have any idea about the visa intricacies.

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Post by TheEzEzz »

wesgarrison wrote: post #24
ricardobeat wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, in the largest cities of Brazil you can get 100mb internet for US$150, rent a good house for US$1000 (or an apartment for $500), and hire great talent for ~$2-3k/month; they all have active startup and developer scenes. As a bonus you get access to a booming mobile market :)

Serious question: what would it take for a US citizen to move to Brazil and work there? I don't have any idea about the visa intricacies.

Surprisingly restrictive, as (last I recall) Brazil has a tit-for-tat policy against the US: restrictions the US puts on Brazilians coming to the US Brazil likewise imposes on Americans going to Brazil. You can, however, buy citizenship for $100,000 (At least I recall researching this. I can't find a reference for at the moment).

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by firebones »

nordicnomad82 wrote: post #8
hosh wrote: post #6

I have been wondering why metro Kansas City is home to a lot of interesting projects: Open Source Ecology, The Urban Farming Guys, Google Fiber. For a mid-sized city, it has a maker space and a Ruby User's Group. But what's in Kansas City? Tax-write-off wars and the Big 5. Awesome.

Lots of artists and tech people in a small community where it's possible for everyone to know each other an work together on interesting stuff helps. Add in a bunch of rich people who don't have to spend a lot to live luxuriously and get bored easily means a lot of cutting edge stuff gets funded that you wouldn't expect. And then you have a culture of giving back that includes the Kauffman foundation, which is the 4t…

Kauffman Foundation, great BBQ, an innovate sports franchise (Sporting Kansas City playing in probably the most wired stadium in America), Stowers Institute for life sciences doing basic research into curing cancer with world class scientists, built on a star line which creates public-sector competitive pressures which businesses can play to their benefit. Huge tdevelopment alent engines in Sprint, Cerner, Garmin and access to talent from Omaha, Des Moines, Lincoln, Columbia.

It's not SV, it's not Austin, but it has a huge reach for a lot of talent and it is starting to spawn dividends.

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by supercanuck »

ggchappell wrote: post #13
peacemaker wrote: post #11

I lived in the KC area (Overland Park) for a short while and loved it. The people are friendly, there is loads to do, and it's cheap to live there. The downsides for me were the lack of startup software jobs and the weather, tornados specifically. Now I'm here in SF and paying double the rent for a place half the size of my place in KC, seeing something like this is very intriguing. Especially since I'm trying to boo…

> The downsides for me were the lack of startup software jobs and the weather, tornados specifically. I lived in KS & MO for a total of 20 years. I'd say that worrying about tornadoes in KC is a bit like worrying about earthquakes in the Bay Area. Outsiders think, "Oh, my goodness!" but people who live there just do what little (very little) they need to, to deal with it, and mostly don't worry about it. Nonetheless,…

I did consulting work in Olathe, and it seemed like every other cabbie 's side job was storm chasing.

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by ghshephard »

ggchappell wrote: post #13
peacemaker wrote: post #11

I lived in the KC area (Overland Park) for a short while and loved it. The people are friendly, there is loads to do, and it's cheap to live there. The downsides for me were the lack of startup software jobs and the weather, tornados specifically. Now I'm here in SF and paying double the rent for a place half the size of my place in KC, seeing something like this is very intriguing. Especially since I'm trying to boo…

> The downsides for me were the lack of startup software jobs and the weather, tornados specifically. I lived in KS & MO for a total of 20 years. I'd say that worrying about tornadoes in KC is a bit like worrying about earthquakes in the Bay Area. Outsiders think, "Oh, my goodness!" but people who live there just do what little (very little) they need to, to deal with it, and mostly don't worry about it. Nonetheless,…

The one thing about the bay area - particularly on the peninsula, is the incredibly moderate weather. I've lived here for 15 years, and have turned on the climate control in a house or apartment I've ever rented - no heat in the winter, and I've never been in a home with air conditioning.

I will admit, in one house with close to zero insulation and very large windows, having finally purchased an electric blanket for about 2 weeks out of the winter - but never turned on the central heat.

Certainly a change from the Cariboo Interior in British Columbia, let me tell you...

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by spudlyo »

hosh wrote: post #6

I have been wondering why metro Kansas City is home to a lot of interesting projects: Open Source Ecology, The Urban Farming Guys, Google Fiber. For a mid-sized city, it has a maker space and a Ruby User's Group. But what's in Kansas City? Tax-write-off wars and the Big 5. Awesome.

Also houses infested with brown-recluse spiders, which are both terrifying and fascinating at the same time.

http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/spider-man/Content?oid=21878...

Re: Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City

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Post by waterlesscloud »

ggchappell wrote: post #13
peacemaker wrote: post #11

I lived in the KC area (Overland Park) for a short while and loved it. The people are friendly, there is loads to do, and it's cheap to live there. The downsides for me were the lack of startup software jobs and the weather, tornados specifically. Now I'm here in SF and paying double the rent for a place half the size of my place in KC, seeing something like this is very intriguing. Especially since I'm trying to boo…

> The downsides for me were the lack of startup software jobs and the weather, tornados specifically. I lived in KS & MO for a total of 20 years. I'd say that worrying about tornadoes in KC is a bit like worrying about earthquakes in the Bay Area. Outsiders think, "Oh, my goodness!" but people who live there just do what little (very little) they need to, to deal with it, and mostly don't worry about it. Nonetheless,…

There was also substantial, serious flooding in the area in the 90s. Probably will happen again eventually.
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