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Live with me; and I'll teach you how to program

28 points by inspirebnb 10y ago

inspirebnb 10y ago
InspireBnb is an accommodation sharing platform that puts the experience before the room, In techy terms: It's co-Living + Bed & Breakfast. Living together with a common goal “Co-Living” is a chance to have a focused time to learn and explore amazing possibilities… If you are a host; it's an opportunity for Getting paid doing what you love: build your perfect day itinerary, then combine it with a matching BnB offer… and inspire like-minded people around the world… Learn languages; build startups, write books, lose weight etc. BnB was never about the room; It's about the experience.
smt88 10y ago
I'd totally do this if it didn't involve my student living with me.
- inspirebnb 10y ago
  lol ...Thanx for your feedback... It's more of a BnB with a value... Co-Living helps you focus on one thing for a period of time to accomplish a common goal ... like building a startup etc... So, he won't be living there for long lol...
  - kaikai 10y ago
    How long exactly do you think it takes to build a startup?!
    - inspirebnb 10y ago
      Sometimes... a weekend?!! http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/09/24/how-to-create-a-million-dollar-business-this-weekend-examples-appsumo-mint-chihuahuas/ http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/09/24/how-to-create-a-milli...
  - smt88 10y ago
    1) Not a great feeling to be lol'd at when giving honest feedback. If you lol at all prospective customers who don't like your product exactly as you've envisioned it, you're going to fail. 2) I don't work 24 hours a day, so co-living doesn't give me (or a guest) anything extra. Why couldn't they book my time for a way, work with me that day, and then go stay somewhere else?
    - inspirebnb 10y ago
      OMG my apologies bro, I was agreeing with you with that lol :-)... I appreciate your feedback and comments... So, here is what were we thinking: If I'm traveling I have to pay for a room; what if I can pay for a room and get an additional value!! AirBnB does promise you the value, but there is no way to know for sure if you would get it? With us, you actually buy the experience and get the room on the side, if you don't want it you can negotiate with the host etc... Plz. try register and make an offer ? Tell me what do you think?
- jventura 10y ago
  Yeap, and I would say that the opposite would have much better chance of succeeding: I would prefer to travel, get accomodation, earn some money while teaching..
andersen1488 10y ago
I love this. The idea of introducing the model of a travelling journeyman to programming really excites me.
reustle 10y ago
Does this sit on top of existing AirBnB profiles? I'd love to take on students (for coding) or stay with a teacher (for language learning) with existing airbnb profiles, and backed by the airbnb guarantees.
chirau 10y ago
You should probably include options for "Host & Learn" and "BnB & Teach"
- inspirebnb 10y ago
  Thanx, will work on it :-)
darfs 10y ago
It was fun to read the (first, not marked as example) entry "400 $/Day"(made my day). I believe im not in the target Group or simply not rich enough :-) (E.g. 10 days would even cost more than I actually earn in One year) Or: it's a fun entry. Any ideas? Edit: clarification: earn in One year, after eating, living and so on.
- inspirebnb 10y ago
  lol Darfs, thanx for your comment... that was an example too, my friend was trying the code... Or prices will be in the same range of a normal BnB experience... just a little too expensive because you're paying for the time of the host + the room...
mkoble11 10y ago
this looks cool - but one recommendation would be to move the gold ring further down the page or remove it altogether. in it's current position, it seems out of place. i would put the "1. build your itinerary ... etc" section above that. perhaps install a chat window on the site and ask your potential signups if a gold ring would be a viable incentive?
- inspirebnb 10y ago
  Hey MKoble, Really appreciate you suggestion, it's the only one was actually related to our website lol We'll fix the design asap... Plz. make a trial profile... tell me if you see anything else... Thanx
llogiq 10y ago
Am I the only one who thinks this looks just a bit creepy? Here's a (IMHO) better proposition: Program with me and I'll teach you how to program. It's called Open Source and you don't need to move to get there.
- afarrell 10y ago
  > looks just a bit creepy Whose boundaries does it violate or threaten to violate?
  - inspirebnb 10y ago
    Hey Guys, thanks for your all the comments;-) I agree with both of you... But, Co-living is a way to have a focused environment to achieve your goals, here are some examples: Do you wanna finish that code you've been planning to write since a year? Well, let's say that i'm a programmer and I live in a different city, and if you move with me for a week or two, I'll help you to write it and discuss it, and focus on it while enjoying a different environment etc. Example2: Wanna lose weight? Well, I'm a trainer... Live with me and I'll give you a focused sessions combined with the proper food diet... Example 3: Coming to NYC for business, and looking for a place to stay? Live with me, and I'll introduce you to the right people... ETC... So, It's BnB + Value I had so many bad experiences on AirBnB.. Because, People are usually busy, and they won't spend the time they've promised with you, and you end up with just a cheap room with a note: "leave the key under the mat when u leave" !! And That's why we've started InspireBnB.com , where we focus on the experince and not the room... Tell me what do you think?
- afarrell 10y ago
  One problem in open source is that mentorship is difficult. Many people are only willing to mentor folks if they trust that the person is going to commit the time to see things through.
  - ashitlerferad 10y ago
    Pick an open source community and you will find plenty of help. Paid internships with assigned mentors are also available through Summer of Code, Outreachy or project specific programs: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/ https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/ http://www.outreachy.org/ http://www.outreachy.org/ http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgEVoC/ http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgEVoC/ OpenHatch is a great resource too: https://openhatch.org/ https://openhatch.org/
stegosaurus 10y ago
What's the deal with all of this 'learn to code in just X easy steps' nonsense that keeps popping up everywhere lately? Just do it. Pick a random language, make a game, make a terminal script that prints sine and cosine, go and pick up a math textbook, read Wikipedia. You'll get there. Don't worry about the details. Don't know what sine and cosine are? Stop worrying about becoming a rockstar programmer. Go and learn about the glorious world we live in. The job will come later. You were not born to be an employee.
- pgbovine 10y ago
  Not commenting on this particular project, but to the general point of "just do it": very, very, very few people are autodidacts; it just happens that autodidacts frequent sites such as HN. The vast majority of learners need (ideally face-to-face) guidance to provide structure, motivation, and feedback.
  - stegosaurus 10y ago
    Okay, so you've identified a prerequisite, then. People need to be taught autodidactism. If you're correct and the idea is valid, then tautologically they cannot do it themselves. Why? Because without being able to teach yourself, programming is a sisyphean task. What happens when you're done 'learning to program'? You just stick at that level forever?
    - smt88 10y ago
      > People need to be taught autodidactism I've come to believe that autodidactism is a function of enthusiasm rather than a certain skill. I learned to program by banging my head against the wall over and over. I never got sick of it. I know that I'd have become a better programmer faster if someone had saved me from a few of those head injuries and helped me take forward steps earlier.
      - Estragon 10y ago
        Being enthusiastic for wholesome things is a skill in its own right.
radicalblerd 10y ago
The idea is kinda "fun", but I doubt I'd ever want to do something like that. I'd be much more interested in "If you help me build X, you can crash on my futon".
mmaunder 10y ago
The last guy who got that ring wasn't too happy about it.
- inspirebnb 10y ago
  lol, good one man ... but' don't worry... I've tried this one and doesn't work lol... or I won't be wasting time building startups lol... It's a beautiful hand crafted ring... perfect as a gift..
pmiller2 10y ago
My first impression of this was that it was posted about 6 days too early. Would have made a great April Fool's joke, but it's ringing too many Poe's Law bells for me to take it seriously.
inspirebnb 10y ago
Hey Guys, thanks for your all the comments;-) I agree with both of you... But, Co-living is a way to have a focused environment to achieve your goals, here are some examples: Do you wanna finish that code you've been planning to write since a year? Well, let's say that i'm a programmer and I live in a different city, and if you move with me for a week or two, I'll help you to write it and discuss it, and focus on it while enjoying a different environment etc. Example2: Wanna lose weight? Well, I'm a trainer... Live with me and I'll give you a focused sessions combined with the proper food diet... Example 3: Coming to NYC for business, and looking for a place to stay? Live with me, and I'll introduce you to the right people... ETC... So, It's BnB + Value I had so many bad experiences on AirBnB.. Because, People are usually busy, and they won't spend the time they've promised with you, and you end up with just a cheap room with a note: "leave the key under the mat when u leave" !! And That's why we've started InspireBnB.com , where we focus on the experince and not the room... Tell me what do you think?

28 points by inspirebnb 10y ago

InspireBnb is an accommodation sharing platform that puts the experience before the room, In techy terms: It's co-Living + Bed & Breakfast. Living together with a common goal “Co-Living” is a chance to have a focused time to learn and explore amazing possibilities… If you are a host; it's an opportunity for Getting paid doing what you love: build your perfect day itinerary, then combine it with a matching BnB offer… and inspire like-minded people around the world… Learn languages; build startups, write books, lose weight etc. BnB was never about the room; It's about the experience.

smt88 10y ago

I'd totally do this if it didn't involve my student living with me.

inspirebnb 10y ago
lol ...Thanx for your feedback... It's more of a BnB with a value... Co-Living helps you focus on one thing for a period of time to accomplish a common goal ... like building a startup etc... So, he won't be living there for long lol...
- kaikai 10y ago
  How long exactly do you think it takes to build a startup?!
  - inspirebnb 10y ago
    Sometimes... a weekend?!! http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/09/24/how-to-create-a-million-dollar-business-this-weekend-examples-appsumo-mint-chihuahuas/ http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/09/24/how-to-create-a-milli...
- smt88 10y ago
  1) Not a great feeling to be lol'd at when giving honest feedback. If you lol at all prospective customers who don't like your product exactly as you've envisioned it, you're going to fail. 2) I don't work 24 hours a day, so co-living doesn't give me (or a guest) anything extra. Why couldn't they book my time for a way, work with me that day, and then go stay somewhere else?
  - inspirebnb 10y ago
    OMG my apologies bro, I was agreeing with you with that lol :-)... I appreciate your feedback and comments... So, here is what were we thinking: If I'm traveling I have to pay for a room; what if I can pay for a room and get an additional value!! AirBnB does promise you the value, but there is no way to know for sure if you would get it? With us, you actually buy the experience and get the room on the side, if you don't want it you can negotiate with the host etc... Plz. try register and make an offer ? Tell me what do you think?
jventura 10y ago
Yeap, and I would say that the opposite would have much better chance of succeeding: I would prefer to travel, get accomodation, earn some money while teaching..

andersen1488 10y ago

I love this. The idea of introducing the model of a travelling journeyman to programming really excites me.

reustle 10y ago

Does this sit on top of existing AirBnB profiles? I'd love to take on students (for coding) or stay with a teacher (for language learning) with existing airbnb profiles, and backed by the airbnb guarantees.

chirau 10y ago

You should probably include options for "Host & Learn" and "BnB & Teach"

inspirebnb 10y ago
Thanx, will work on it :-)

darfs 10y ago

It was fun to read the (first, not marked as example) entry "400 $/Day"(made my day). I believe im not in the target Group or simply not rich enough :-) (E.g. 10 days would even cost more than I actually earn in One year) Or: it's a fun entry. Any ideas? Edit: clarification: earn in One year, after eating, living and so on.

inspirebnb 10y ago
lol Darfs, thanx for your comment... that was an example too, my friend was trying the code... Or prices will be in the same range of a normal BnB experience... just a little too expensive because you're paying for the time of the host + the room...

mkoble11 10y ago

this looks cool - but one recommendation would be to move the gold ring further down the page or remove it altogether. in it's current position, it seems out of place. i would put the "1. build your itinerary ... etc" section above that. perhaps install a chat window on the site and ask your potential signups if a gold ring would be a viable incentive?

inspirebnb 10y ago
Hey MKoble, Really appreciate you suggestion, it's the only one was actually related to our website lol We'll fix the design asap... Plz. make a trial profile... tell me if you see anything else... Thanx

llogiq 10y ago

Am I the only one who thinks this looks just a bit creepy? Here's a (IMHO) better proposition: Program with me and I'll teach you how to program. It's called Open Source and you don't need to move to get there.

afarrell 10y ago
> looks just a bit creepy Whose boundaries does it violate or threaten to violate?
- inspirebnb 10y ago
  Hey Guys, thanks for your all the comments;-) I agree with both of you... But, Co-living is a way to have a focused environment to achieve your goals, here are some examples: Do you wanna finish that code you've been planning to write since a year? Well, let's say that i'm a programmer and I live in a different city, and if you move with me for a week or two, I'll help you to write it and discuss it, and focus on it while enjoying a different environment etc. Example2: Wanna lose weight? Well, I'm a trainer... Live with me and I'll give you a focused sessions combined with the proper food diet... Example 3: Coming to NYC for business, and looking for a place to stay? Live with me, and I'll introduce you to the right people... ETC... So, It's BnB + Value I had so many bad experiences on AirBnB.. Because, People are usually busy, and they won't spend the time they've promised with you, and you end up with just a cheap room with a note: "leave the key under the mat when u leave" !! And That's why we've started InspireBnB.com , where we focus on the experince and not the room... Tell me what do you think?
afarrell 10y ago
One problem in open source is that mentorship is difficult. Many people are only willing to mentor folks if they trust that the person is going to commit the time to see things through.
- ashitlerferad 10y ago
  Pick an open source community and you will find plenty of help. Paid internships with assigned mentors are also available through Summer of Code, Outreachy or project specific programs: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/ https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/ http://www.outreachy.org/ http://www.outreachy.org/ http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgEVoC/ http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgEVoC/ OpenHatch is a great resource too: https://openhatch.org/ https://openhatch.org/

stegosaurus 10y ago

What's the deal with all of this 'learn to code in just X easy steps' nonsense that keeps popping up everywhere lately? Just do it. Pick a random language, make a game, make a terminal script that prints sine and cosine, go and pick up a math textbook, read Wikipedia. You'll get there. Don't worry about the details. Don't know what sine and cosine are? Stop worrying about becoming a rockstar programmer. Go and learn about the glorious world we live in. The job will come later. You were not born to be an employee.

pgbovine 10y ago
Not commenting on this particular project, but to the general point of "just do it": very, very, very few people are autodidacts; it just happens that autodidacts frequent sites such as HN. The vast majority of learners need (ideally face-to-face) guidance to provide structure, motivation, and feedback.
- stegosaurus 10y ago
  Okay, so you've identified a prerequisite, then. People need to be taught autodidactism. If you're correct and the idea is valid, then tautologically they cannot do it themselves. Why? Because without being able to teach yourself, programming is a sisyphean task. What happens when you're done 'learning to program'? You just stick at that level forever?
  - smt88 10y ago
    > People need to be taught autodidactism I've come to believe that autodidactism is a function of enthusiasm rather than a certain skill. I learned to program by banging my head against the wall over and over. I never got sick of it. I know that I'd have become a better programmer faster if someone had saved me from a few of those head injuries and helped me take forward steps earlier.
    - Estragon 10y ago
      Being enthusiastic for wholesome things is a skill in its own right.

radicalblerd 10y ago

The idea is kinda "fun", but I doubt I'd ever want to do something like that. I'd be much more interested in "If you help me build X, you can crash on my futon".

mmaunder 10y ago

The last guy who got that ring wasn't too happy about it.

inspirebnb 10y ago
lol, good one man ... but' don't worry... I've tried this one and doesn't work lol... or I won't be wasting time building startups lol... It's a beautiful hand crafted ring... perfect as a gift..

pmiller2 10y ago

My first impression of this was that it was posted about 6 days too early. Would have made a great April Fool's joke, but it's ringing too many Poe's Law bells for me to take it seriously.

inspirebnb 10y ago

Hey Guys, thanks for your all the comments;-) I agree with both of you... But, Co-living is a way to have a focused environment to achieve your goals, here are some examples: Do you wanna finish that code you've been planning to write since a year? Well, let's say that i'm a programmer and I live in a different city, and if you move with me for a week or two, I'll help you to write it and discuss it, and focus on it while enjoying a different environment etc. Example2: Wanna lose weight? Well, I'm a trainer... Live with me and I'll give you a focused sessions combined with the proper food diet... Example 3: Coming to NYC for business, and looking for a place to stay? Live with me, and I'll introduce you to the right people... ETC... So, It's BnB + Value I had so many bad experiences on AirBnB.. Because, People are usually busy, and they won't spend the time they've promised with you, and you end up with just a cheap room with a note: "leave the key under the mat when u leave" !! And That's why we've started InspireBnB.com , where we focus on the experince and not the room... Tell me what do you think?