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Up for Lunch with YC Founders in SF? (Airbnb Experience)

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Hey, we're the team from Zinc.io (YC W14). We're based in sunny Union Square in the heart of downtown SF.

We've decided to allow outsiders into our office to meet with us for lunch, and so we've created an Airbnb experience for $275 where you can come and have lunch with us.

Check it out here: https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/213130

Please forward the experience listing to anyone you think might be interested in visiting.

Looking forward to a great response from the HN crowd!

Email aditya@zinc.io with any comments or questions. Trolling is also welcome.

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Hey there all. I’m an entrepreneur who has confounded a startup, founded a few individual startups, worked at HP Labs, currently work with a venture capital fund to help with startups and other businesses they invest in as a technical consultant, and I have a law background. I have never attended YC. I have a tad bit of experience and I like chatting with people.

If anyone is ever in the northern Utah area and would like to have lunch, you can email me! We can eat food. Maybe we’ll split the bill. If you can’t split the bill, I’ll pay. It will be fun.

I disagree with paying for this sort of experience. Yes there is value in meeting me and having lunch. But it’s a mutually beneficial relationship. I get to meet too! And there are plenty of Bay Area startups that are more than happy to meet with new founders or basically anyone.

And yes, my offer is very serious.

Is this offer valid to non-founders, such as generalist technologists (happy to pickup the entire tab for lunch)?

Absolutely! And for anyone interested my email is my username at gmail.

I'm not going to troll you via email (as you welcome in the post), but...really? You're going to (or going to try to) charge somebody $275 to have lunch with you because you went through YC 4 years ago?

Maybe the line between hustling and scamming is a fine one, but is this what you really want to be known for? The guy that charges almost $300 for lunch?

I personally did the same thing in Amsterdam and truly enjoyed it. https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/45839

There's also one in Paris where you visit BlaBlaCar and Airbnb Paris https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/946

It's hard to see the value of the cultural experience economy until you jump in headfirst. Come check it out Pedalpete!

Did you just plagiarize someone's Airbnb post and then link directly to it?

The Amsterdam post (https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/45839):

> Thierry will share his tremendous experience, content and network of the local startups/angels/investors world. Inspiring!

Your post (https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/213130):

> [...] we will share our tremendous experience and knowledge of local startups/angels/investors. Super inspiring!

Hmmmm, I go to your site, look at the list of products along the front and see "Subtotal, Eat for Less - Pay with Subtotal at your favorite restaurants and earn up to 10% cash back."

Click the link and it goes to a url that doesn't return a site.

Either one of your flagship products is down or you've abandoned it and haven't bothered to take it off your front page.

Either way, smells kinda fishy and a little desperate considering a $275 lunch "experience" you guys are selling.

Experience here https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/213130

I hope the airbnb is better than your apartment.

I accept, but I'll need the $275 in advance in addition to plane tickets.

Why is it on the main page? Is it a legit upvote or data manipulation? :)

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