Ask HN: Do you think this is a reason to work without being paid?
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If I'm getting food and shelter then I am not really working for free.
Nice advertisement. This isn't working for free.
It could be described more accurately as "work for room and board—in a luxury mansion".
There are lots of programs where people work for room and board in order to have an interesting experience that's different from their everyday lives. Maybe a lot of people would want to do this one. But indeed, it's not really "for free".
There are lots of programs where people work for room and board in order to have an interesting experience that's different from their everyday lives. Maybe a lot of people would want to do this one. But indeed, it's not really "for free".
I'm a remote dev, it took me a while to get to where I am now, working for fun brands on challenging projects, while also working on my own side-projects.
A while ago I watched a James Bond movie and thought "I want to have access to that kind of luxury, but would be embarrassed to keep it to myself". I came up with the idea to set up a network of talented devs + designers and give them access to perk-filled mansions all over the globe, in return for a few hours of fun agency work a day. I personally love the idea of surrounding myself with talent constantly.
Last summer I got a fun job in for Red Bull Music Academy, and was wondering if I could shape this into a try-out for the idea. It worked: many talented devs and designers applied. I initially thought it would be mostly rookies that would apply, but instead most applicants were experienced and highly skilled. Red Bull was happy too: we managed to build the most successful game of the year on the Mind Gamers platform.
Next try-out is in Bali, 1- 27 Feb 2019. We're building the sequel of a VueJS synthesizer game for Red Bull Mind Gamers, built with Tatsuya Takahashi. 2/5 slots still available.
I noticed quite a few people don't like the idea of working for free, when I post about it online. My question: what is your opinion on this? If you are amongst the ones taking offence: can you think of what we can change to make it more appealing to you?
Help is highly appreciated!
The initial message:
Imagine you could stay and work for free in a perk-filled mansion, amongst world's most talented devs + designers, in exchange for a few hrs/day agency work for inspiring brands.
Read the case study of Ok Bye #1 here: https://casestudies.okbye.io/tats