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pinkmuffinerelast Sunday at 11:59 PM3 repliesview on HN

I just quit my "day job" to work on a business I've built with some good friends! We make stingray-resistant booties -- ie, if you encounter stingrays in the shallows, these greatly reduce the chance you get stung (https://mydragonskin.com/). I'll be in charge of a couple marketing efforts, helping with Youtube, and other odd things that come up!

My day job required me to go into office frequently, and I'm really feeling the reduced social connection of being fully remote in a small company. Any suggestions how to deal with this? I'm planning to reconnect with old friends, surf a lot, go rock climbing, and maybe take dance / music / other classes. Would also love if anyone wants to work together in the same place (library, coffee shop, etc). I'm in Escondido California, but happy to drive ~30 min to meet folks.


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bix6yesterday at 1:08 AM

Legend!!! My buddy just got stung the other week.

Check out Eventship. Hussein is local to SD. You should also meet Fred for press.

I’ll try and remember about these in the winter. I need new booties anyways. How many mm? 2 plus 2 so 4?

https://eventship.com/

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the_arunyesterday at 5:26 AM

But you could use this boot anywhere you see sharp objects, right? Need not be stingray. Assuming this is the first use case, wish you all the best!

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hall0weenyesterday at 12:44 AM

Classes and workshops, something with the same people that occurs over several weeks. But it’s important that the content is something you’re personally interested in.