Comment Re:Just a gimmick (Score 1) 332
Instead of going through the effort to work on a ship of Bahamian registry, why not move to the Bahamas?
The value proposition is proximity to Silicon Valley - http://www.blueseed.co/faq.html#silicon_valley
Instead of going through the effort to work on a ship of Bahamian registry, why not move to the Bahamas?
The value proposition is proximity to Silicon Valley - http://www.blueseed.co/faq.html#silicon_valley
Also, it's one thing to steal someone's wallet on a cruise, knowing you won't see them again, vs. on the ship that's practically the town you both live in.
The laws that apply on the ship will be those of the flag country - www.blueseed.co/faq.html#laws
Cruise ship shave a 30+ year precedent of ensuring order and safety aboard.
Google and Yahoo! have been started by immigrant founders. Now they're employing tens of thousands of people. The US of A is quite desperately looking for ways to boost entrepreneurship. The USCIS has an Entrepreneurs in Residence program to understand startups better. The White House supports that too, see Strengthening Immigrant Pathways for Job-Creating Entrepreneurs.
I should've linked to the Blueseed FAQ in my original post. It answers a lot of the silly counter-arguments (though not those as silly as "Pirates!!!" - When has anyone last seen pirates near California?). To sum up:
I don't want to be young again, I just don't want to get any older.