Tell HN: My own version of the American dream

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I have spent the last year, thinking about how I'm going to spend the rest of my life. I started to work as a software developer in government in my country, but found that entrepreneurship is really my thing. So I quit my job and began my own startup. I learned a lot about how to start a company, but the reality hit me like a truck. Colombia is a really tough environment to be a tech entrepreneur. (Very low purchasing power, internal conflicts, the government doesn't help, etc.) So although I have felt frustrated, I'm a big dreamer. And I'm willing to leave it all to achieve my dreams. I wish to make it big in one of the best places in the world to be in tech: SF. (I'm in love with this city). So I studied a lot of english the past months, saved some money, and sold some things, to travel to SF and pursue my dream. My goal in this trip is to find an opportunity to join a good startup. It would be awesome to get a internship as a developer, some short-term job

Published 21 Sept 2015
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