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26 Jul '18

Seminyak, Bali

27°C

Indonesia

23 Jul '18

1mo

26 Aug '18

26 Aug '18
23 Jul '18

Ubud, Bali

28°C

Indonesia

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Nomads with a team, how did you build one?

by @allancaeg | 4yr 4 years ago | 0 comments

At the moment, my team is composed of contractors.

Now that the business is in growth mode, I’d like to start building a more permanent team.

By transitioning out of the contractual agreement,

We can talk about career growth
Be more incentivised by the success of the business
Keep longer relationships

While I enjoy the liberty of being independent (both for myself and people I work with), there are times when building an actual team far outweighs the benefit of being “on your own.”

Nomad founders with a team, how did you start building the gang?

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What's a great place to stay & work at Bali?

by @allancaeg | 5yr 4 years ago | 5 comments

About to spend 20 days in Bali, mainly to work. Looking to mingle with fellow nomad entrepreneurs.

What’s a good combination of a place to stay and cowork? Hoping the lodging place is close to the work place. I hear that riding scooters is typical in Bali, but I’m not keen. Walking distance/affordable cab rides would be great.

Not yet familiar regarding cities in Bali, so I don’t have a strong preference between Ubud, Denpasar, and Canggu. I just want whatever works best for the purpose of meeting fellow nomads who are working on their stuff.

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How do you do B2B sales remotely?

by @allancaeg | 5yr 5 years ago | 0 comments

For businesses that involves B2B sales, how do you do it if you’re in the other side of the world (e.g. you’re in Thailand and your customers are enterprises in California)?

What are the top tips to thrive in this setup?

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Should I travel with a MacBook Pro 13" or 15"?

by @ileitch | 3yr 2 years ago | 12 comments

Hey!

I’m wondering how many developers travel with a MBP 13" vs 15"? I currently use a late-2012 13" for iOS development, but I’m pondering the 15" because Xcode is so resource hungry. On the downside, it is rather heavy…

Do you travel with a 15"? Do you wish you’d opted for the 13" instead?

Cheers

P.S I’m asking developers specifically as system spec is more crucial than, say, for a copywriter.

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Any digital agency owners living the nomad lifestyle?

by @nicolas | 4yr 4 years ago | 9 comments

I’d like to get into conversations with other agency owners with employees, or even create a mastermind group and share experiences around questions like:

how you manage teams remotely
how you keep them motivated without daily face-to-face discussions
how you find and work with customers remotely
whether your goal is growth and exit or just lifestyle entrepreneurship
etc.

Anyone interested? Thanks!

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Any digital nomads from third world countries?

by @mika | 6yr 5 years ago | 39 comments

Hello, I’m a freelance designer from the Philippines. I was just wondering if there were any digital nomads who aren’t American/European/Australian/Canadian/etc. How do you deal with visa issues? Or do you just stick to countries where you don’t need visas? Are there any other challenges that you have because of your country of origin?

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Lisbon

Portugal

poor signaling, disorientation, cleaning and disorganizing of the streets in Lisbon is similar to Naples in my opinion

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 25

$2,045 / mo

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Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

Bali is amazing, but Canggu isn't really that great -- actually there are SO MANY better places, like Uluwatu, Gili Islands or even Ubud that I can't understand the hype. As almost everyone said below, beaches are crappy, roads are terrible, sidewalks are non-existent and having a motorbike is a must. On the other side, food is great and cafes are pretty reasonable with all those incredible bowls. Anyway I wouldn't recommend it for more than a week.

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🌥 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°🥵AQI 33

$1,369 / mo

22Mbps

Berlin

Germany

Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 22

$3,060 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63°AQI 22

$4,289 / mo

22Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 20

$4,736 / mo

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Singapore

They say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun good

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🌧 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88°🥵AQI 48

$2,839 / mo

86Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

Chiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.

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Bangkok

Thailand

Don't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser

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🌥 Feels 45° 113° 34° 93°🥵AQI 86😷

$1,381 / mo

25Mbps