Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
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Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
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Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#2Looks cool, do you only have the May/June/July batch option? I'd be interested in applying, however this June I'm in the US for WWDC and other business trips, so I'd need to wait until next year, or do you also offer a Winter batch?
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#3Looks cool, do you only have the May/June/July batch option? I'd be interested in applying, however this June I'm in the US for WWDC and other business trips, so I'd need to wait until next year, or do you also offer a Winter batch?
Thanks! Short answer is, it depends. If we get really strong interest and commitment (like 20 people who will definitely be there), we'll do another batch in the Fall/Winter. Someway or somehow, space will be conjured up again and we'll make it happen. :)
One idea your question brought to mind is a form/list of people who really want to come and do it, just at a later date. Will set that up...
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#4Looks cool, do you only have the May/June/July batch option? I'd be interested in applying, however this June I'm in the US for WWDC and other business trips, so I'd need to wait until next year, or do you also offer a Winter batch?
Thanks! Short answer is, it depends. If we get really strong interest and commitment (like 20 people who will definitely be there), we'll do another batch in the Fall/Winter. Someway or somehow, space will be conjured up again and we'll make it happen. :) One idea your question brought to mind is a form/list of people who really want to come and do it, just at a later date. Will set that up...
Thanks for the quick reply! I signed up for your newsletter, so I'll hopefully see it when there's another batch. Coming from Hamburg, Berlin is a much better fit than NY :)
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#5I hope you're doing this because you're passionate about it, because my understanding is that Hacker School doesn't make much profit.
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#6I hope you're doing this because you're passionate about it, because my understanding is that Hacker School doesn't make much profit.
They profit in changing lives.
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#7I hope you're doing this because you're passionate about it, because my understanding is that Hacker School doesn't make much profit.
Yup, we know...boy do we know. :) Rationally, and per our FAQ, we considered ditching it because the economics are marginal or worse. But neither Jose nor I could let the idea die. We hope the latest version hits the right combination of OK economics, and strong benefits for everyone involved.
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#8I'm thinking about applying but 2 months is a bit long for me. One month would be ideal. Is it possible?
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#9I hope you're doing this because you're passionate about it, because my understanding is that Hacker School doesn't make much profit.
We do it because we want it to exist. Getting past troubles in programming is much easier if you have people around, go for lunch, etc... who are pretty advanced. You are right that it's challenging to make it sustainable as a business. We are putting in serious hours (I'm fulltime on it since Nov 2013, and Kai is ramping up since he joined; he has his own clean energy startup to take care of too!). We do want Hacker Retreat to make meaningful money so it compensates the time invested, if anything. But this is no aim-for-the-moon startup.
Re: Why We Made a European Alternative to Hacker School
#10I hope you're doing this because you're passionate about it, because my understanding is that Hacker School doesn't make much profit.
They profit in changing lives.
Thanks! We think at least a few people from our last Fall batch would agree to that. We're intending more people to say that when this next session/batch is done.