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Thanks for the in-depth answer, I appreciate it. While this is exactly what I am looking for, I want to know what is the minimum amount of equipment needed to get any jobs. For example the most important are the cameras, but to mount them you would need a ladder. To be able to bring a ladder to sites you need a long van. Then you need experience as an electrician if the house in question does not have the Ethernet cables installed. All these expenses add up to 100k plus 100k for a storefront at a minimum, correct?
How viable is it to offer a surveillance camera installation service while in college? I'm sure there are people who own an expensive house and don't know how to setup an advanced DVR such as ZoneMinder.
Re:New York’s Shadow Transit on Wednesday July 02, 2014 @07:36PM (#7980545)
It seems *similar unlicensed busses are gone now: http://www.fastcompany.com/1839333/business-lessons-chinatow...
Re:Ask HN: Startup School Europe: were invitations sent? on Wednesday July 02, 2014 @04:11PM (#7979399)
Still no emails, and no information on https://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp
> I ran into an acquaintance on the street that I hadn’t seen in a year, and he said he’d heard of our parties and would like to get invited.

Straight from The Great Gatsby!

Do people often stereotype you as a Oligarch? Given that you probably moved to Moscow or St. Pete, what would be the relationship between an Oligarch (born with money) and you (worked for money)? What do they think about you and what do you think about them?

Re:Startup School London 2014 on Wednesday July 02, 2014 @12:10PM (#7977789)
Thanks for the referral. The $25 credit only applies (to me or you) when I book something with over a $75 base rate. So you won't get it today but next time I go on vacation for longer you will get it.
Re:Startup School London 2014 on Wednesday July 02, 2014 @11:20AM (#7977465)
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.
Re:Startup School London 2014 on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @09:20PM (#7974558)
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.

Re:Startup School London 2014 on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @08:23PM (#7974369)
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

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!

Re:Startup School London 2014 on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @07:52PM (#7974240)
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.