Gallery: StartupBus Puts Coders Into Overdrive on Road to SXSW

  • Rex Chung on the StartupBus
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    *Ruby on Rails engineer Rex Chung watches as the StartupBus leaves San Francisco for Austin, Texas.*
  • Buspreneurs on the StartupBus
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    *Buspreneurs huddle on Day One of the StartupBus' 48-hour journey to SXSW.*
  • Jonas Huckestein at StartupBus sendoff party
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    *Conductor Jonas Huckestein, left, checks Facebook at the StartupBus send-off party at YouNoodle in San Francisco.*
  • Ghost Nest founder Reid Evans at StartupBus party
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    *Ghost Nest founder Reid Evans pours some Spaten at the StartupBus send-off party at YouNoodle in San Francisco. A future buspreneur refers to Evans' company as his bread and butter, but Evans says it's really "ramen and water."*
  • Twin Engine founder Keith Hanson at StartupBus party
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    *Twin Engine founder and engineer Keith Hanson from Louisiana takes care of business while the StartupBus party goes on around him. When a co-worker asks if they should copy and paste some code, Hanson replies, "No, let's sharpen the ax and cut it down faster."*
  • StartupBus' buspreneurs get Snuggies
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    *Buspreneurs receive Snuggies, donated by eBay, before the StartupBus departs San Francisco.*
  • A StartupBus workstation
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    *Participants crowd into a typical StartupBus workstation. Aboard the buses, power and Wi-Fi are in short supply.*
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