Startup Workaway: Hawaii. 18 hackers. 10 days. 1 beach mansion. (4 free slots)

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Very cool idea!

Unfortunately, doesn't look very easy to get into. I'd imagine quite a few people applying to it. So the odds of someone like me getting accepted is probably near the bottom... i.e. Not connected, not a social-media evangelist, no github account, etc.

Don't be discouraged by that. :) We haven't gotten many applications yet and we don't care who you know, if you have a bunch of followers, or if you contribute to open source. (Personally I'm a bit bearish on GitHub as a resume - my publicly-visible GitHub is very underwhelming.)

Our selection process is pretty much: have you (or do you aspire to) build cool, interesting things and do you seem like someone we'd enjoy living with for 10 days (we do a 15min phone screen).

This is the fourth year of Startup Workaway. The first three were in Costa Rica, Thailand and Greece. It's a lot of fun and a great way to take a vacation without the "founder guilt" of not working. I'm happy to answer any questions!

I know these folks. Good people and sure to be a good time - (OP helped me get my first Rails app launched to Heroku when I was a noob and ran into problems) Thanks Greg!

I'm always happy to help, thanks Jesse! :)

Awesome! Just sent in my application.

Curious how you found a house, is it an Airbnb rental? Thinking about organizing a getaway myself this winter.

Awesome :)

We found it through Homeaway. I didn't do the hunting or negotiation, but I believe the process was to first make a short list of awesome places on various vacation rental sites, then contact the owner and attempt to negotiate a better price for a large group.

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