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This Is a Sample Survey Filled in by Blueseed As a Startup, As If Blueseed survey of interest for startups 1. Basics Blueseed's ratings for this startup Rating Solving real problem Unique solution Boldness Execution Growth potential Brand Timeframe Team Interaction with us Overall Blueseed's comment 1. Contact info: First Name Dan Last Name Dascalescu Email Address [email protected] Company Name Blueseed Company URL http://blueseed.co 2. Country United States of America 3. City Sunnyvale, CA 4. When was or will your startup be founded? 2011-Aug 5. How many members of your team would live aboard Blueseed? 3 3 6. Can your startup operate on a large ship? Yes 7. Would it be important for you to be able to bring your children to live aboard? 2. About your startup 8. One sentence describing your startup Visa-free startup accelerator 9. Industry -- Other --: 10. Tell us a bit more about your company Blueseed enabled entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world to startup up companies near Silicon Valley without the need for US work visas. We do this by creating a startup community on a vessel situated 30 minutes by ferry from the coast of San Francisco, in international waters outside the jurisdiction of the United States. 11. Link to startup presentation http://www.slideshare.net/Blueseed/blueseed-visafree-startup-incubator-on-a-ship-12-miles-from-silicon-valley 12. What funding stage is your startup in? Seed funded 3. Moving to Blueseed 13. How interested are you in moving to Blueseed? Very interested 14. How important are these factors when considering a move to Blueseed? Not Somewhat Very important important Important important Critical An alternative to having to get US work visas for myself or other company founders An alternative to having to get US work visas for my employees Streamlined legal and regulatory environment made with low overhead in mind Ease of finding talent Proximity to Silicon Valley's investors Living and working in an awesome startup- and technology- oriented space Coolness factor / fame / getting press 15. How soon would you move to Blueseed if the environment met your needs right now? 3-6 months 16. Would you have moved in the past if you had the option? No, my startup is pretty new 17. Have you or your team tried obtaining a US visa in order to work on your startup in the US? Yes 15. What US visas have you or your team tried to obtain? H-1B 16. How many months did it take to get the visa(s) decision(s), on the average? 6 17. How difficult was the process of getting the proper visas? Difficult 18. What was the total cost per visa, on average, in USD? $3000 19. Did you and your team ultimately succeed at getting all the required visas? No 4. Last page - Blueseed accommodations 18. Let's talk about your room and office space on the Blueseed ship. How much would you be How many rooms of this type willing to pay for this, per would your company be looking to person? rent? Single private room with private bathroom, moderate 3000 2 amounts of space, and a great view ($$$$$) Single private room with private bathroom and 2200 2 moderate space in the room ($$$$) Single private room with a shared bathroom (in the 1600 3 hall) and small amounts of space in the room ($$$) Two-person shared room with a private bathroom in 1500 2 the room and moderate office space in the room ($$$) Two-person shared room with a shared bathroom (in 1100 2 the hall) and small amounts of space in the room ($$) Three-person shared room with a shared bathroom (in the hall) and small amounts of space in the room 600 3 ($) Four-person room, shared bathroom ($) 500 3 Stick me in the bowels of the ship, pack me like a 100 3 sardine, it doesn't matter (¢) 19. Considering that the platform is fully serviced (as described in the FAQ), how many days would your team be interested in spending on land each week, on average? We'd spend weekends on shore, weekdays aboard (2 days a week) 20. How did you hear about us? (URL?) TechCrunch 21. Thank you for completing our survey. Would you like to be added to our monthly newsletter? Yes 22. May we mention your startup's name in conjunction with Blueseed? Yes 23. Any final comments? We love your feedback! Can't wait to get on board! 5. Thank You!.
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