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Madcap Recap
- dmor 14y agoI hope I get to meet you, welcome to SF!
- scriptrockalan 14y agoLikewise. We're a 500 company so I hope I can grab some of your time. I'll leave you alone for now though as you've got enough on your plate. Good luck for Tuesday @asharppaul
- mingmecca 14y agoI admire this guy's spirit. Yes it's tough, but fortune favors the bold.
- mirsadm 14y agoWell done guys. It's always good to hear stories from fellow Aussies. I get saddened every time I hear another startup moving to Silicon Valley from Australia. It is such a shame and I'm not looking forward to moving back there after living in Canada for a year.
- davi 14y agoAm I anything more than a junkie seeking the ultimate fix? I don’t know. I may never know. I’m committed though. Good line. Feel the same way in science, sometimes.
- kposehn 14y agoNiiiiice. This is _dedication_ - not to some pipe dream, not to a pie-in-the-sky fantasy, but to get the job DONE and succeed. Inspiring and great to read. Definitely cheering you all on :)
- rokhayakebe 14y agothat Aussie rent-a-cops working in a US Consulate can be real dicks This line gives a great idea for a startup. Rent-A-Person for specific occasions or tasks. I mean rent a cook, cleaner, professional trainer, swimming instructor, basically anyone who's willing to show up in exchange for money.
- alextp 14y agoA temp agency?
- rokhayakebe 14y agoOne built from the ground up with the idea that people can hire online. Can I rent a clown for my kids birthday party through a temp agency? Can I hire someone to clean my house from that same temp agency? Can I hire someone to detail my car?
- sopooneo 14y agoIt's interesting, but you're going to get a lot of human complication involved. You'll need administrators with the expertise to vet all those types of people. If money is flowing through you, customers will expect you to guarantee quality. And guarantee you don't send a criminal into their house to entertain their kids. I did essentially this just for math tutors for the math portion of the SAT for high schoolers. By far the most work was in hiring and managing staff. If money is not flowing through you then the product is Angie's List.
- ricardobeat 14y agotaskrabbit, exec, craigslist, etc.
- scriptrockalan 14y agoWow. Thanks for the kind words. Didn't think my blog would ever make it to the HN home page.
- se85 14y agoFrom another aussie, Thanks for this highly inspiring post. It's good to know there are other aussies out there with the same drive for motivation to succeed.
- keyle 14y agoWell done. I suppose. But may I ask why the hell every startup story has to sound like Indiana Jones going on an adventure. Why do we keep idolizing stories of people taking huge risk for very little chances of success? It feels like this is a story from the wild wild west. Because it is. I just hope he's not too late to dig gold. EDIT: on second thoughts, I commend you for taking on an amazing journey and going full steam ahead. I moved to Australia when I was 21 all by myself, so I can certainly relate. I can't imagine doing it with kids, 12 years later. So bravo.