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Programmers sought for tropical hackathon
- Jd 14y agoVery impressed that this went from a one page cookie-cutter site, to a HN post, to 4K sign-ups, to a BBC article. Hopefully it is the start of something big -- if executed on well it could be very appealing.
- megablast 14y agoA link would be nice. here: http://comehackwithus.com/ http://comehackwithus.com/
- walterheck 14y agoOr refer to the old HN post here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4299956 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4299956
- maayank 14y ago"I'm a: * UI/UX Designer * Web Developer * Mobile Developer * Sponsor * Others - Pls specify below" Interesting there's no explicit option for other kinds of development (i.e. "Desktop development").
- walterheck 14y agoThe site was a 30 minute hackjob, forgive us ;)
- powerslave12r 14y agoI would actually watch a reality show covering this. Watching them code, blaming each other over breaking builds, accusing each other of IP theft and so on. Another interesting thing to think about is how patents come into the picture. Are they allowed to re-invent the wheel in their own world? If they 'invent' an ipad-like device or another otherwise patented idea in "the real world," would it make people think about the absurdity of patents?
- walterheck 14y agoWe have someone interested in doing a documentary already, but I hope it will be in a more serious fashion ;)
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- maayank 14y agowith the wrong attitude things like that can create a poisonous environment really fast.
- walterheck 14y agoYeah, if we go down that avenue, we'll be extremely careful about it. Definitely no gameshow-elements involved.
- yen223 14y agoPoisonous environments make for highly-rated reality shows.
- ed209 14y agoalthough not a reality show, there was a BBC drama about building a startup around 2000 called Attachments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachments_(TV_series) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachments_(TV_series)
- stuartk 14y agoI loved that show, but it only ran for 2 seasons I think. Shame.
- elchief 14y agoI like it cold, and dark.
- olalonde 14y agoI seriously hope for them they can manage to get air conditioning there. I can't get any serious work done without my AC and I currently live in a "humid subtropical climate" according to Wikipedia.
- walterheck 14y agoThere will most likely be airco yeah, although I personally choose to not use it for environmental reasons. Here in Kuala Lumpur it's usually 30+ Celsius and 90%+ humidity, you get used to it :)
- renas 14y agoSimilar concept here but for a business model instead of a hackathon: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4306223 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4306223
- bieh 14y agoIf anyone doesn't want to wait for this to get started to come hack on a tropical island, we're[1] hiring iOS/Android developers to come work on Mahe, Seychelles [2]. Flights on us, bonus points if you can start ASAP! [1] http://blackgranitestudios.com/2012/07/we-are-hiring/ http://blackgranitestudios.com/2012/07/we-are-hiring/ (though that website is still being set up) [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C3%A9,_Seychelles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C3%A9,_Seychelles
- maayank 14y agoHow's the internet? How's the visa situation? Congrats on the initiative. Suggestion: in the meantime, maybe a link from team to paulh.co
- bieh 14y agoThe internet is unbearably slow for the next two weeks until the fiber to the mainland[1] comes online -- right now there's a 600ms satellite link, which is no fun. At the moment I've only got about 2-3mbit (though at least there's no data cap), but I'm hoping that'll improve drastically soon. Visas are no problem. There's visa-free entry for any nationality, and we'll sort out new hires work permits once they get here. And yeah, I really need to finish adding content to the website. Up until yesterday it was just a static splash page :) [1] http://www.nation.sc/index.php?art=27434 http://www.nation.sc/index.php?art=27434
- aerique 14y agoMan, I wish I was still 20 without a mortgage, wife and kids sometimes!
- bieh 14y agoYeah, I've had more people say that than have actually applied for the job :)
- rdl 14y agoThis looks really awesome. I did a company in Anguilla in the Caribbean during the 1990s crypto export ban period, and lived in Thailand for 6mo or so s couple years ago. A tropical place like that could be really great for a dev team forms while, although I think spending a few months a year back in centers of tech (us or asia or eu) would be really helpful. Sort of thinking about a shared startup office in Hawaii for weeks or months with a team.
- Apreche 14y agoSign me up. I'm serious. I have actually always wondered why people don't go to tropical islands with their VC money. If I got the VC money, my company's office would be a wireless access point in a box next to a pool/beach with chairs, umbrellas and laptops.
- walterheck 14y agoYou can sign up to be kept up to date on the site: http://comehackwithus.com http://comehackwithus.com
- laktek 14y agoJust come to Sri Lanka. Here you will find the nice tropical weather, decent infrastructure (there's 3G coverage in most areas) and living costs suits for startups on budget.
- walterheck 14y agoInteresting option for sure, we'll look into it. 3G internet is not super though, 12 people will easily saturate that when working..
- orangethirty 14y agoCome to Puerto Rico. You don't need a Visa if USA citizen, most people speak English, and we have a booming tech business industry. There are also many awesome engineers looking to build the next big thing. For example, Mayan EDMS was built by a fellow puertorican. So is Blimp, and Hiptape. I call it the Silicon Island for a reason.
- Inbaraj 14y agoWhy do I keep hearing Puerto Rico? No this will happen in South East Asia :-p
- ezl 14y agoStuff like this has turned up a few times, but I feel like they never become reality. I signed up, and I hope this one becomes real, but if it doesn't I am crossing my fingers that someone will do the legwork to make it actually happen.
- avstraliitski 14y agoHow to miss the point with smart minds: 1. Pigeonhole people ('<x> developer', '<y> developer'...) 2. Demand people who have prior access to adequate funds for international transport and 'symbolic fees'. If you pre-bill the results of your little VC experiment and its participants as 'geniuses' then I think you are in for a rather unfortunate surprise.
- disclosure 14y agoThis is a joke right? "The Hackathon that will make all other hackathons look like a joke." Ironically.
- chelzcer 14y agoAlso, check out something similar we're doing this August in Ubud, Bali: http://www.startupabroad.org http://www.startupabroad.org