Caravanserai
Consumer and social
co-living subscription
SHOW HN2015
265points
165comments
#60of 2,565 in 2015
Top 3%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 25 critical, out of 76 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 10 for, 8 againstPricing: 2 for, 11 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and well executed
From 3 comments
Excuse my language, but this is fucking awesome. As an aspiring technomad and serial minimalist, I want to thank you for such great idea and execution. My only fear is that the…
Red_Tarsius on HNSign a simple lease, travel the world? This is incredibly tempting. ;)
justizin on HNThis is an awesome idea and I'm very interested. - Are there more locations that are considered? - Is this meant to grow with demand, or be limited to a few…
AYBABTME on HN
Objections
Price is too high for most nomads
From 4 comments
Personally still not finding the price justifiable. I'm in the same boat as archagon. To make this worthwhile, at least to a wider audience - you may have luck at your current…
tjbiddle on HNThis is a neat idea, but seems quite expensive, also the price comparisons are a bit unfair. I can't speak for NY, but in London, you could get a nice room in a shared flat for…
tomp on HNIsn't this just a new twist on time sharing, but in places that people who haven't lived abroad think are "cool"? $1,600 is more than a little pricey....
deerpig on HNCool concept if I understand correctly but of course would have to see how it plays out in practice. (Wonder how easy it will be to switch locations in practice.) The price…
rajacombinator on HN
Looks like timeshare or a for-profit venture
From 2 comments
Sounds like someone just renamed "timeshare."
gwbas1c on HNIt's an interesting idea, but it's also pretty obvious this is a for-profit venture by OP. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'd like to see something similar in…
lucaspiller on HN
Legal and tax issues for remote workers
From 2 comments
You've probably already thought about this, but you might want to make sure clients understand the legal side of things. We've certainly had some cases at Mozilla where remote…
larsberg on HNThe biggest question becomes: income taxes. Any ideas how that will play out?
lbotos on HN
Requests
Add more locations
From 2 comments
This is an awesome idea and I'm very interested. - Are there more locations that are considered? - Is this meant to grow with demand, or be limited to a few…
AYBABTME on HNWhy did you decide for subscription model? It makes sense for me if you have a network of 10+ locations.
peterfa on HN
Cheaper or tiered pricing and included amenities
From 2 comments
Personally still not finding the price justifiable. I'm in the same boat as archagon. To make this worthwhile, at least to a wider audience - you may have luck at your current…
tjbiddle on HNGreat concept! I guess the selection that will occur based on the price can be either positive or negative depending on your taste. One of the reason to join one of these…
mhomde on HN
Questions
Can rooms be split with a partner or a girlfriend come along
From 2 comments
Can I split the cost with my partner?
blhack on HNCan my girlfriend come?
elif on HN
Why Mexico City and Ubud were chosen
From 2 comments
Internet in Indonesia is ridiculously cheap. For $500 a month you'll have a very nice place in Bali. No need for a year lease. 3g Internet in Portugal is a little bit expensive.…
codecamper on HNNice idea... But I definitely would not live for more than a week or 2 in 2 of the 3 places listed (Mexico City, Ubud). Lisbon is fine thought. Why did you choose Ubud instead of…
cfontes on HN
Alternatives named
Airbnb
From 2 comments
I was hoping that AirBnB would do something like that. Great initiative! I'll add this to my list https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job
lukasm on HNThis is something I may create w/in the next decade. If I ever get enough $$ (don't need much, actually) to build several/a dozen tiny houses in a village somewhere, I'd do it in…
personlurking on HN
WeWork and Coconat coworking spaces
From 2 comments
I can't wait to do it. Definitely in. It's awesome that you're taking the leap to make your spaces connected across countries. And a +1 for the idea of moving boxes around from…
tonyhb on HNThis looks awesome, I'm definitely interested. I also found Coconat [1] on HN, and got in touch with them over email. Hopefully my wife and I will be visiting them when they open…
nathan_f77 on HN
Hacker Paradise co-living trips
From 1 comment
Hey archagon - you should check out our group: hackerparadise.org We've already run a co-living, co-working trip in Costa Rica and are about to begin another one in SE Asia.
caser on HN