Hi,
Rick here, long-time lurker in this group. I spent the last 7 years
traveling the world while working remotely, and now run a small
distributed Ruby on Rails software development shop.
I am looking for partners/anchors to try out a new concept that
combines coworking with living in beautiful locations around the
world.
Specifically, I have a 2000 sqft house on a tropical island in Panama
that was just finished and that I'd like to set up as a coworking site
with attached accommodation. The vibe would be communal, rustic, but
comfortable... sort of a "geek hostel".
What I don't have is time to get this off the ground by myself. What I
also don't have is any need to make money with this.
The place is right on the water, with great swimming and snorkeling
right off the dock and lots of other fun outdoor activities. It's
accessible only by boat; somewhat isolated, natural setting, about 20
minutes to the next town (which has an airport).
My (outdated) website contains lots of pictures, for example
http://www.outscape.net/bocas/archives/entries/the_cabana_on_the_water.html
This week, a second, MUCH larger house was finally finished, so there
is now enough space to accommodate up to 10 people. And, of course,
there is Internet.
My current thinking is to get groups of people down there for a few
weeks at a time; we have a pilot group in the area right now, and it's
been working out great.
I sometimes make small investments in startups, so one idea is to use
this as a place as an incubator resource for startup teams to get
their project off the ground in a way that is fun and does not require
cash.
It would be great to have a few anchors to help get this off the
ground... anchors would commit to spending, say, 3 months a year
there, and spending part of their time helping to get and keep the
place going.
Initially, I mostly need someone to help build a website, and to
establish some routines (we need to hire and train a cook/cleaning
person, turn a just-finished house into a working household, etc etc),
and build an online community around this.
I'm in the SF bay area right now and could meet up if someone is
interested and spontaneous enough - so please email me right away if
interested. I'm headed to Panama next week.
I'm also curious to hear what people think in general about the idea -
any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks for everyone's time,
-Rick
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