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Is FoundersCard Worth It?
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I took a look at the FoundersCard during it's beta, I guess.
Seems to make sense if you have AT&T and don't have another corporate discount applied to your account.
However, I'm not on AT&T and when I have to fly one of the 'big carriers' for, say, international travel back home I don't fly American as they don't fly into LHR.
So for me, it didn't seem worth while. 15% discount on Uber is interesting and new since I looked, but if you can afford to take Uber cab enough then you're probably not an early stage startup :)
Seems to make sense if you have AT&T and don't have another corporate discount applied to your account.
However, I'm not on AT&T and when I have to fly one of the 'big carriers' for, say, international travel back home I don't fly American as they don't fly into LHR.
So for me, it didn't seem worth while. 15% discount on Uber is interesting and new since I looked, but if you can afford to take Uber cab enough then you're probably not an early stage startup :)
> if you can afford to take Uber cab enough then you're probably not an early stage startup :)
I love Uber and totally want to see them succeed beyond their wildest dreams. But I have to agree. I use them more as a luxury. Otherwise, it's the Muni or my own two feet. (And never a cab.)
I love Uber and totally want to see them succeed beyond their wildest dreams. But I have to agree. I use them more as a luxury. Otherwise, it's the Muni or my own two feet. (And never a cab.)
I tried to book a Virgin Atlatic flight through the Founders Card channel and it was more expensive than the same fight on the Virgin Atlantic Website. Very disappointing...
Think it depends on the cost. Got mine for $99 which it is certainly worth! The 15% Uber discount makes up for that by itself. Would be harder to justify at $500.
Wow, $99 sure seems worth it. Is that price no longer in effect? From what I've read, the cheapest one could get a membership now is $200 with a referral.
I requested some additional information and was sent a 200$ offer by one of their staff. I presume they just check whether you're a founder or not?
I'm not sure if they still offer these, but at one point they were offering a free bump to the first elite tier on the frequent flier programs for American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic (and thus also their respective alliances), which normally each require 25k miles flown. For an expat like me that's extremely valuable.
If you read the fine print, that "bump" to first class was for the airport shuttle train between Heathrow and Gatwick. Very misleading.
Not so when I exercised the offer. I'm Gold status on American and whatever the equivalent is on Virgin, despite not having had the requisite number of air miles to qualify through normal means.
Agree that the 15% Uber discount makes up for it. That and the AT&T discount are about the only discounts I notice, what other FC discounts do people use?
Trying to decide whether it's worth it — a lot of postings mention that the hotel discounts are great, but it seems like the hotels that are discounted are already very expensive and posh and therefore the discount brings it down to a "normal" hotel cost. Am I making a bad assumption? Anyone else use it for traveling?
the hotel discounts on FoundersCard are ho-hum. i get better deals through AMEX and even Hotels.com rewards plan.
I have a few invites left... email's in my profile if you want them (and will actually use it). Totally worth it in my opinion. AT&T + airlines + hotels + random other things you discover all the time.
This is yet another example of a trend in culture of what was once a thing associated with production (founding a startup) becoming a type of consumption (this card).
For me, the AT&T discount paid for the annual membership cost. I may have a few invites still available - hit up my profile email.
Do you need to have been incorporated to get the discount?
So is the best way to get one though a referral/invite?
Sure. It might make it easier for you to be accepted + the referral will get FCPoints which he/she can spend on gift certificates and such.
<strike>Let me know if you need an invite (email in about part of profile)</strike> No more invites!
<strike>Let me know if you need an invite (email in about part of profile)</strike> No more invites!
I've new invites - let me know if you need one!
I have an invite if you still need one. Email's in my profile.
Thanks, Jesse. Just got accepted.
Yeah. They charge you full rate ($500 IIRC) without an invite.
They also offer health insurance and 401(k) plans for the self-employed.