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Startup School London 2014

16 points by jamesk14022 12y ago

Anybody received their invite yet? Feel free to post and arrange meetups.

jgiger2014 12y ago
Can someone confirm that invites have been sent? I didn't receive an email at all and I would like to know if I was accepted.
- thegeomaster 12y ago
  Nothing here. Still waiting.
  - dully 12y ago
    Still waiting too.
    - graphene 12y ago
      ditto. It might be nice if someone who did get one could confirm that they have indeed been sent...?
      - Udo 12y ago
        Nothing so far. I think the moment they're sent there will be an item on the front page.
ac2u 12y ago
Still waiting. Fingers crossed. Although it's still only 5:20 if it's being managed from the west coast.
- jgiger2014 12y ago
  I used some google-fu and found that they left the RSVP page open from a different year and it can be found here: http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp It seems to be a way to find if you are in early. However I got a message that I was not accepted, let's hope that was a mistake on that link!
  - ac2u 12y ago
    Yeah that could very much be a "record not found" error in disguise.
thegeomaster 12y ago
Can someone tell me, approximately, how much will I need to spend once I arrive in London? I'm really clueless about it. I'd like to go but I'm extremely thin on budget and I'm not even sure if I was accepted (I received nothing, but I think that even if I wasn't accepted, they'd let me know by email). I see that a 3-day InterRail ticket to England is €147, and I have no clue if it's acceptable for my budget, it all depends on how much I'm going to need in London. Feel free to get in touch by email if you think you can give me some info, or post here so others will know. I haven't ever traveled abroad alone and am 17 so I guess it's acceptable to feel a little lost. And I'm just keeping my fingers crossed to be accepted :) I probably didn't leave enough info here, so feel free to ask on clarification. Any help would be appreciated.
- jgiger2014 12y ago
  Hi I am in a similar situation :) We are lucky this is in London because you can take RyanAir from any city to London for about 20€. There is no other city that you can fly to for this cheap! For sleeping I'm planning to spend 2 nights in a youth hostel for 30€/night. If anyone has any ideas for tech-related things to do the day after in London let me know.
  - jamesk14022 12y ago
    Don't bother with a youth hostel, go on AirBnB and find yourself a nice room.
    - jgiger2014 12y ago
      As much as I would like to support the YC startup AirBnB, with a quick search on hostels.com I found a bed for €13/night. A similar bed on AirBnB costs €20/night. I'm not sure what price I can achieve if I find a private room that allows me to split the price with others.
      - dully 12y ago
        If you haven't made an account yet I could refer you to airbnb and you'll get a $25 credit. http://airbnb.ca/c/aalshurafa http://airbnb.ca/c/aalshurafa

16 points by jamesk14022 12y ago

Anybody received their invite yet? Feel free to post and arrange meetups.

jgiger2014 12y ago

Can someone confirm that invites have been sent? I didn't receive an email at all and I would like to know if I was accepted.

thegeomaster 12y ago
Nothing here. Still waiting.
- dully 12y ago
  Still waiting too.
  - graphene 12y ago
    ditto. It might be nice if someone who did get one could confirm that they have indeed been sent...?
    - Udo 12y ago
      Nothing so far. I think the moment they're sent there will be an item on the front page.

ac2u 12y ago

Still waiting. Fingers crossed. Although it's still only 5:20 if it's being managed from the west coast.

jgiger2014 12y ago
I used some google-fu and found that they left the RSVP page open from a different year and it can be found here: http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp It seems to be a way to find if you are in early. However I got a message that I was not accepted, let's hope that was a mistake on that link!
- ac2u 12y ago
  Yeah that could very much be a "record not found" error in disguise.

thegeomaster 12y ago

Can someone tell me, approximately, how much will I need to spend once I arrive in London? I'm really clueless about it. I'd like to go but I'm extremely thin on budget and I'm not even sure if I was accepted (I received nothing, but I think that even if I wasn't accepted, they'd let me know by email). I see that a 3-day InterRail ticket to England is €147, and I have no clue if it's acceptable for my budget, it all depends on how much I'm going to need in London. Feel free to get in touch by email if you think you can give me some info, or post here so others will know. I haven't ever traveled abroad alone and am 17 so I guess it's acceptable to feel a little lost. And I'm just keeping my fingers crossed to be accepted :) I probably didn't leave enough info here, so feel free to ask on clarification. Any help would be appreciated.

jgiger2014 12y ago
Hi I am in a similar situation :) We are lucky this is in London because you can take RyanAir from any city to London for about 20€. There is no other city that you can fly to for this cheap! For sleeping I'm planning to spend 2 nights in a youth hostel for 30€/night. If anyone has any ideas for tech-related things to do the day after in London let me know.
- jamesk14022 12y ago
  Don't bother with a youth hostel, go on AirBnB and find yourself a nice room.
  - jgiger2014 12y ago
    As much as I would like to support the YC startup AirBnB, with a quick search on hostels.com I found a bed for €13/night. A similar bed on AirBnB costs €20/night. I'm not sure what price I can achieve if I find a private room that allows me to split the price with others.
    - dully 12y ago
      If you haven't made an account yet I could refer you to airbnb and you'll get a $25 credit. http://airbnb.ca/c/aalshurafa http://airbnb.ca/c/aalshurafa