As I walk through the border control and I’m officially accepted to The Land of the Free for the second time in my life, I feel a certain ease that was definitely not there during my first time. Okay, the first time I had to wait for 1,5 hours in
One typical question when moving to a new city is how to find local friends. In San Francisco meeting people is easy. The atmosphere encourages people to talk to each other — I think nice weather and American extrovert culture are main vectors behind this atmosphere. For example, I had
Presenting Startuplifers On Demand – San Francisco edition Photo by: Peter Thoeny The quickly evolving and growing world of startups is expanding to extents such that there’s no way Startuplifers team alone could include every single startup out there in the batch pool. Hence, a concept called Startuplifers
If there’s one thing that can be said of last summer spent working at San Francisco, it’s this: It would have been totally worth it for just half of the experience! Here’s why: Firstly, San Francisco is just as positively bonkers as people say it is. It’s full of easy
I recently spent some real good times in San Francisco working for Fivestars as a software engineer. Here are my thoughts about why you should take the leap, apply for Startup Life and enjoy what the program and SF have to offer you! The application process So first of all,
Michelle Vandy is a Startup Lifer and a designer at Omada Health. Enjoy these beautiful pictures she shared with us! Follow Michelle on Twitter at @Michelle_Vandy Interested in switching the scenery from rainy Finland to sunny California? Apply now!
When I arrived to San Francisco to work at BetterDoctor as the UX designer, nobody told me that the food is so good in this city. I thought it is my job now to tell you why you should really apply for Start up Life. It ain’t the job, honey,
Finding a place to live in San Francisco is difficult, especially if you’re looking for short-term housing. You should think about questions like whether you are going to use a bike or public transportation and if you care about the weather? In San Francisco, you can find different microclimates. There
The Unseen Sea – San Francisco in fog
Two months spent in Silicon Valley seem for me as much longer experience, and at the same time it feels too short. Too short for the reason that I would not want to leave from here so soon. Much longer —- since so many things have been happening in my
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