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Funny, we have started this already! But not with a castle: not a good idea if you plan to bootstrap (money sink as wisty said). We are 2 couples of hackers/en

Funny, we have started this already! But not with a castle: not a good idea if you plan to bootstrap (money sink as wisty said). We are 2 couples of hackers/entrepreneurs located here: http://bit.ly/zZLmrH http://bit.ly/zZLmrH (google maps link) What we like about here: - cheap yet nice houses compared to the rest of France (with gardens, woods, swimming-pools) - well balanced climate (sunny on summer but not too hot, comfortable in winter usually) - plenty of good food and quality restaurants - Paris is not too far if needed (although I work almost 100% remotely) - sea is not too far We're not alone: I came across more and more entrepreneurs who are moving to rural areas to enjoy good quality life.

Gmo 15y ago
Interesting ... now I would need 2 things to do something similar : - come up with an idea for a good startup - convince my girlfriend May I ask you if you did grow up in the area ? Or in a similar area ? My point is, for someone that grew up in a (big) city, it might not be easy to adapt
- thibaut_barrere 15y ago
  I did not grow up in the area nor my wife, but we have a bit of family around and came here during a couple of years for holidays. On the startup + girlfriend: I wouldn't try to "convince" but rather see if it would be a good fit. My girlfriend and I are now associates: we're doing remote consulting and bootstrapping https://www.wisecashhq.com https://www.wisecashhq.com. We first gave this a try for one year, to see if things were good for us. After one year we bought a house here, as we were really happy. On the city: I know some people from big city who do not adapt well, while other (still from big cities) did adapt very well. It's just something to think about then test, planning a rollback if it's not for you. One important point for us is that apart from the consulting , our business project is really something we work on as a couple.

Gmo 15y ago

Interesting ... now I would need 2 things to do something similar : - come up with an idea for a good startup - convince my girlfriend May I ask you if you did grow up in the area ? Or in a similar area ? My point is, for someone that grew up in a (big) city, it might not be easy to adapt

thibaut_barrere 15y ago
I did not grow up in the area nor my wife, but we have a bit of family around and came here during a couple of years for holidays. On the startup + girlfriend: I wouldn't try to "convince" but rather see if it would be a good fit. My girlfriend and I are now associates: we're doing remote consulting and bootstrapping https://www.wisecashhq.com https://www.wisecashhq.com. We first gave this a try for one year, to see if things were good for us. After one year we bought a house here, as we were really happy. On the city: I know some people from big city who do not adapt well, while other (still from big cities) did adapt very well. It's just something to think about then test, planning a rollback if it's not for you. One important point for us is that apart from the consulting , our business project is really something we work on as a couple.