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Would 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 bu

• barmstrong 17y ago
  It 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 ago
    How about visas etc? Do you need to leave every few months to renew your visa?
    • awerner 17y ago
      I 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 ago
      Yeah 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 :)