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I was an intern in a startup that tried exactly this. It was a lot of fun. We got a ton of VC cash to burn and so why not do it in a nice environment? In the en
by Iwaan 14y ago
I was an intern in a startup that tried exactly this. It was a lot of fun. We got a ton of VC cash to burn and so why not do it in a nice environment? In the end, the company failed. We all got too much into a "holiday" mood. The webdesigner won a surf contest. The CEO started an affair with not one, but two of the female employes. We all got fat from eating delicious food from the 5-Star hotel and high class Restaurants near by.
Moral of the story? Stay frugal even when you dont have to. It might be better for the company.
- jeremyarussell 14y agoSorry but to me the moral of the story was not stay frugal, but to stay focused on the product or company vision.
- joyce 14y agoWe didn't and still don't have "tons of VC cash" to burn - only our own savings accounts at that time, so no 5-star hotels or high class restaurants for us. Also, I would not say we had a holiday mood at all during our time there. We started working the same day we arrived, but being in Hawaii had so many unexpected positive effects on productivity and product vision, we really wanted to share. And, I could never win a surf contest.
- rwhitman 14y agoAs a travel booking startup I think Hawaii is a really clever move, you're surrounded entirely with your target customers. Very smart
- bmelton 14y agoI'm guessing you're with Simplehoney, by that post -- can you confirm that the site is supposed to be up? I'm eager to sign up, but it's not responding at all to me.
- trevelyan 14y agoI think the moral of that story is to take VC money and move to Hawaii. Sure beats working alone from my apartment, and I bet everyone was on salary too.