Thread by @robin_a_p

It was in Jan 2008 that Uber founder Travis Kalanick and team spent weeks coding on #Varkala #Beach near #Trivandrum. (gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/Gues…)
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Now with the advancement in internet connectivity and other facilities, beaches here continue to attract coders and #startup founders from all over the world as we can see foreigners glued on to laptop screens at the food joints near the beaches of Varkala & Kovalam.
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Kalanick's story is now a prominent slide in some of the destination marketing decks for Trivandrum & has helped Trivandrum to attract romantic glances from some of the MNCs & global startups (Some of them are already here or are in the process of taking a final call).
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We at Startup CCD (a grouping of startup founders who frequent CCD @ Kowdiar, Trivandrum) spent time working from Varkala Beach once in a while, and we enjoy the experiance. I suggest startups here should try doing the same as it will help rejuvenate yourself and the team.
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There are many homestays availble in places like Puthenthope, Kappil, Perumathura and Varkala which can accommodate small teams.
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I propose Kerala should include the concept of 'Coding on the Beach' into the IT & Startup policy, wherein all the required infrastructure like high speed internet connectivity, small meeting rooms and facilities to do video conferencing are provided in all the beaches ...
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... and the location be marketed as a destination for startups worldwide to come and build their product's version 1.0. Also tech companies should be invited to do their internal team hackthons in such beaches. This will be a great boost to our tourism sector as well.
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