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Perhaps a startup founder could exploit "ease-of-travel arbitrage" and offer a service: Remote working from several countries that are easy to get to, accept a

Perhaps a startup founder could exploit "ease-of-travel arbitrage" and offer a service: Remote working from several countries that are easy to get to, accept a wide range of passports, and have enormous bandwidth. Canada is a lot more open than the US at this point in time, but it's not all roses for people even to get to Vancouver. What if there were a hub in, say Dubai? And a few other spots around the world? I imagine Ycombinator would be one of many potential clients. Universities whose students have to delay a semester might use it. Other institutions would use it.

ajeet_dhaliwal 10y ago
It would be great if they held interviews in a couple of places besides Canada, one place in Europe and one place in Asia. Would be a lot of travel for them twice a year though.
- raverbashing 10y ago
  They'll still need a visa to go though the YC acceleration period if they get selected though.
smsm42 10y ago
Dubai is an excellent idea. UAE is one of the countries, for example, that bans any citizens of Israel and anybody who ever visited Israel from entry. Nice way to solve those visa questions once and for all. Why worry about unclear visa policy if we can choose a country with a clear "no Jews allowed" visa policy?
- startupdiscuss 10y ago
  This is just misinformation. There are many jews living and working in Dubai. It is true that Israeli passports are not allowed. But that is the point of multiple sites. Perhaps Cambodia would have been a better choice.
  - smsm42 10y ago
    > it is true that Israeli passports are not allowed So not misinformation. And not only Israeli passports but any having Israeli citizenship even if they use another passport, and anybody who has Israeli stamp in their passport, isn't it?
    - startupdiscuss 10y ago
      One is a country, and the other is a religion. No, the "stamp rule" was never a rule, and it has long since been clarified that stamps are fine. Please do some googling before you get into disputes.
acchow 10y ago
Are you aware that Dubai is lacking in various freedoms?

ajeet_dhaliwal 10y ago

It would be great if they held interviews in a couple of places besides Canada, one place in Europe and one place in Asia. Would be a lot of travel for them twice a year though.

raverbashing 10y ago
They'll still need a visa to go though the YC acceleration period if they get selected though.

smsm42 10y ago

Dubai is an excellent idea. UAE is one of the countries, for example, that bans any citizens of Israel and anybody who ever visited Israel from entry. Nice way to solve those visa questions once and for all. Why worry about unclear visa policy if we can choose a country with a clear "no Jews allowed" visa policy?

startupdiscuss 10y ago
This is just misinformation. There are many jews living and working in Dubai. It is true that Israeli passports are not allowed. But that is the point of multiple sites. Perhaps Cambodia would have been a better choice.
- smsm42 10y ago
  > it is true that Israeli passports are not allowed So not misinformation. And not only Israeli passports but any having Israeli citizenship even if they use another passport, and anybody who has Israeli stamp in their passport, isn't it?
  - startupdiscuss 10y ago
    One is a country, and the other is a religion. No, the "stamp rule" was never a rule, and it has long since been clarified that stamps are fine. Please do some googling before you get into disputes.

acchow 10y ago

Are you aware that Dubai is lacking in various freedoms?