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Tell HN: Buenos Aires Meetup on Wednesday

11 points by AndrewWarner ↗ HN
I recently moved to Buenos Aires for a few months and noticed that there are a few developers/entrepreneurs here who read HN. Let's get together.

When: Wednesday, Nov 18 @ 8PM

Where: Voulez Bar Cerviño 3802 - Ciudad de Buenos Aires Tel: 4802-4817 http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=2934

Also: If you're thinking of coming, could you please email me? (Not required, but it might help.) mail at awarner dot com

24 comments

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inaka
Ruby Rescue will be there...
danut
I'll try to attend
Simon_B
sounds good, I'm on for it, Cheers Simon
compay
I'll try to make it too.
nir
Would any on you guys care to tell a little about the Buenos Aires dev/founder experience? Never been to Argentina but it seems like something interesting is building up there...
barmstrong
It does seem like something is brewing here. I think it got popular with Tim Ferriss' The Four Hour Work Week where he talks about it...lots of founders came down here. It's easier to bootstrap a web business because:

1. costs are much lower here 2. earning in dollars and spending in pesos means your money goes a long way (geo-arbitrage)

It's by no means huge yet, but there is a band of renegade expat coder/entrepreneurs I've met up with. A sampling:

uplifted.net easybroker.com areatresworkplace.com rubyrescue.com mixergy.com

and my own site startbreakingfree.com

nir
How about visas etc? Do you need to leave every few months to renew your visa?
awerner
I believe so, but all you have to do is take a $30 ferry out to Uruguay (not a terribly torturous procedure in itself!).
barmstrong
Yeah the Ferry is full of foreigners doing the Uruguay trip to renew their visa for another 3 months.

I learned recently though that the fine for overstaying your visa is almost the same as the Uruguay trip if you stay a few nights. The fine is (around 300 pesos or $80 US) no matter how long you stay so since I've already been to Uruguay once I'll probably just overstay it. At least is what I'm told, I'll find out if it's true soon :)

mfalcon
Great!, I'll try to be there. All of you are from US?(I'm argentine).
barmstrong
not sure about all, but most probably yep!
hypermatt
How large is the tech scene down there? I've been wanting to move but only to a hacker friendly city (Sadly NYC is mediocre). Anyone know of some local websites for developers?
awerner
Sounds good, will stop by!
gtmcknight
we will def try to make it! (@hypem + @sched)
eknudtson
Does Voulez Bar have a table for 10? - I suggest the terrace on top of "Pizza y Espuma". It's across the street from Voulez Bar and could accommodate a larger group.

http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=4130

barmstrong
This is a good idea, if it gets too busy at Voulez we can go across the street. Although I'm hesitant to change at the last minute since many people may not see it. Lets try Voulez first and use head there as a backup.
infusedbrian
infused industries will be attending (@briancary and @acary)
vikdug
Just found out about this. I'll be there too +1. Andrew - I'll drop you an email just so you have it.

@vikdug

Vik