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Tell HN: Buenos Aires Meetup on Wednesday
I recently moved to Buenos Aires for a few months and noticed that there are a few developers/entrepreneurs here who read HN. Let's get together.
When:
Wednesday, Nov 18 @ 8PM
Where:
Voulez Bar
Cerviño 3802 - Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Tel: 4802-4817
http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=2934
Also:
If you're thinking of coming, could you please email me? (Not required, but it might help.) mail at awarner dot com
- nir 17y agoWould any on you guys care to tell a little about the Buenos Aires dev/founder experience? Never been to Argentina but it seems like something interesting is building up there...
- barmstrong 17y agoIt does seem like something is brewing here. I think it got popular with Tim Ferriss' The Four Hour Work Week where he talks about it...lots of founders came down here. It's easier to bootstrap a web business because: 1. costs are much lower here 2. earning in dollars and spending in pesos means your money goes a long way (geo-arbitrage) It's by no means huge yet, but there is a band of renegade expat coder/entrepreneurs I've met up with. A sampling: uplifted.net easybroker.com areatresworkplace.com rubyrescue.com mixergy.com and my own site startbreakingfree.com
- nir 17y agoHow about visas etc? Do you need to leave every few months to renew your visa?
- awerner 17y agoI believe so, but all you have to do is take a $30 ferry out to Uruguay (not a terribly torturous procedure in itself!).
- barmstrong 17y agoYeah the Ferry is full of foreigners doing the Uruguay trip to renew their visa for another 3 months. I learned recently though that the fine for overstaying your visa is almost the same as the Uruguay trip if you stay a few nights. The fine is (around 300 pesos or $80 US) no matter how long you stay so since I've already been to Uruguay once I'll probably just overstay it. At least is what I'm told, I'll find out if it's true soon :)
- barmstrong 17y agoI'll be there!
- inaka 17y agoRuby Rescue will be there...
- tomhenrik 17y agoI'll be there too :)
- danut 17y agoI'll try to attend
- Simon_B 17y agosounds good, I'm on for it, Cheers Simon
- compay 17y agoI'll try to make it too.
- mfalcon 17y agoGreat!, I'll try to be there. All of you are from US?(I'm argentine).
- barmstrong 17y agonot sure about all, but most probably yep!
- mergoc 17y agoI'm from venezuela
- mergoc 17y agoI'll be there
- hypermatt 17y agoHow large is the tech scene down there? I've been wanting to move but only to a hacker friendly city (Sadly NYC is mediocre). Anyone know of some local websites for developers?
- awerner 17y agoSounds good, will stop by!
- gtmcknight 17y agowe will def try to make it! (@hypem + @sched)
- eknudtson 17y agoDoes Voulez Bar have a table for 10? - I suggest the terrace on top of "Pizza y Espuma". It's across the street from Voulez Bar and could accommodate a larger group. http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=4130 http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=4130
- barmstrong 17y agoThis is a good idea, if it gets too busy at Voulez we can go across the street. Although I'm hesitant to change at the last minute since many people may not see it. Lets try Voulez first and use head there as a backup.
- eknudtson 17y agopizza y espuma on cervino - http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=4410 http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=4410
- djanowski 17y agoCool, I'll try to make it. Also – there's an Open House at Cowork Central this Wednesday, so feel free to join us: http://eventioz.com/events/open-house-jelly http://eventioz.com/events/open-house-jelly
- infusedbrian 17y agoinfused industries will be attending (@briancary and @acary)
- vikdug 17y agoJust found out about this. I'll be there too +1. Andrew - I'll drop you an email just so you have it. @vikdug Vik