I'm based in the EU as a developper and I've been on an European Tour recently, I've been staying and working in Amsterdam and Berlin and the tech startup scene there is exploding, quickly reshaping the nature of jobs and even the urban environment. A friend of mine from "Station F" in Paris drew similar conclusions when we met, albeit I haven't gone there yet. Of course my only experience is Western Europe,and I can't compare it with the startup activity of other hubs such as China or Argentina, but in light of this, based on your experience,I'm curious to get your opinion on what international cities you think will form the next global startup hubs in the next 5 years?
Ask HN: What cities are set to become the next global startup Hubs?
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#2Bit off topic but how did you find Berlin?
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#3Beijing and Shenzhen are enormous.
Shanghai and Hangzhou are also fast growing and strong contenders for the next big technology startup hubs.
All of these cities are home to dozens of unicorn companies and many more startups.
If I had to bet, one of these cities will be the next global startup hub in the next five to ten years and maybe even surpass or supplant Silicon Valley.
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#4How are the salaries and work life balance in Berlin?
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#5Jobs for devs are everywhere that's not what makes a city "startup hub imho.
The only "real" startup hubs are the ones where venture capital is available and these would traditionally be the cities in North America, China, Singapore etc.
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#6Beijing and Shenzhen are enormous. Shanghai and Hangzhou are also fast growing and strong contenders for the next big technology startup hubs. All of these cities are home to dozens of unicorn companies and many more startups. If I had to bet, one of these cities will be the next global startup hub in the next five to ten years and maybe even surpass or supplant Silicon Valley.
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#7Jobs for devs are everywhere that's not what makes a city "startup hub imho. The only "real" startup hubs are the ones where venture capital is available and these would traditionally be the cities in North America, China, Singapore etc.
Tel Aviv and surrounding environs as well.
The Israeli government also supplies a great deal VC.
Re: Ask HN: What cities are set to become the next global startup Hubs?
#8Jobs for devs are everywhere that's not what makes a city "startup hub imho. The only "real" startup hubs are the ones where venture capital is available and these would traditionally be the cities in North America, China, Singapore etc.
Singapore is no way a startup hub. The only major thing going for singapore is its EDB influenced tax sops and seed funding matching programs like 1:4 or 2:5. In addition they have made it hard to hire foreign talents, local talent pool is super small, payscales are very low and worst of all their VC and angel have hardly any tech exposures. The PE scene is better
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#9How are the salaries and work life balance in Berlin?
Quite good, although rents are rising
Re: Ask HN: What cities are set to become the next global startup Hubs?
#10Beijing and Shenzhen are enormous. Shanghai and Hangzhou are also fast growing and strong contenders for the next big technology startup hubs. All of these cities are home to dozens of unicorn companies and many more startups. If I had to bet, one of these cities will be the next global startup hub in the next five to ten years and maybe even surpass or supplant Silicon Valley.
Definitely Shenzen. At this point, if you're a hardware start-up, having contacts in Shenzen is as important as having contacts in Silicon Valley.