Where to move to for starting a startup? I have to live quite cheaply as we just raised a preseed. Austin is good because our competitor is based there, but otherwise I believe there isnt much to do there. Miami is in florida… Denver seems pretty nice but dead for startups. San Jose is expensive. Whats your opinion? It can be other cities in the US too
Ask HN: Austin vs. Miami vs. San Jose vs. Denver
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Re: Ask HN: Austin vs. Miami vs. San Jose vs. Denver
#2What kind of "startup?
What kind of climate (business, social, weather, etc) do you want to be in?
Where do your cofounders want to be?
How old are you and your cofounders?
None of the 4 cities you mentioned are especially good to "live quite cheaply" in (or even near)
Re: Ask HN: Austin vs. Miami vs. San Jose vs. Denver
#3Among these cities, it doesn’t matter. Pick one and move on. Spend that time on more important things - and/or designing around a distributed team.
Re: Ask HN: Austin vs. Miami vs. San Jose vs. Denver
#4What kind of "startup? What kind of climate (business, social, weather, etc) do you want to be in? Where do your cofounders want to be? How old are you and your cofounders? None of the 4 cities you mentioned are especially good to "live quite cheaply" in (or even near )
We sell to gov institutions worldwide, essentially its best i move to each country we sell to but I have to be in the USA half of the year to maintain my green card.
Weather + Business. Startup climate. I need to build a network to fundraise for a seed round. Also gotta live cheaply.
I am mid 20s, cofounder is older based in Europe. We work remotely. No need to hire people anytime soon for anything critical, just some remote contractors from time to time.
Which cities do you recommend?
Re: Ask HN: Austin vs. Miami vs. San Jose vs. Denver
#5What kind of "startup? What kind of climate (business, social, weather, etc) do you want to be in? Where do your cofounders want to be? How old are you and your cofounders? None of the 4 cities you mentioned are especially good to "live quite cheaply" in (or even near )
We sell to gov institutions worldwide, essentially its best i move to each country we sell to but I have to be in the USA half of the year to maintain my green card. Weather + Business. Startup climate. I need to build a network to fundraise for a seed round. Also gotta live cheaply. I am mid 20s, cofounder is older based in Europe. We work remotely. No need to hire people anytime soon for anything critical, just som…
You may be able to "live cheaply" in any of those cities ... if you can get a room mate or 3 :)
Or very lucky on an apartment / rental house
For weather, I'd say San Jose/Silicon Valley or Austin. It can get hot, but it's mostly dry[ish]
Unless you like high altitudes, I wouldn't go for Denver (though it's very pretty)
Miami's gonna be hot, humid, and susceptible to hurricanes
Provo / Salt Lake City has a decent tech scene
Atlanta and the Raleigh/Durham area of NC are also good
Pittsburgh's also and up-and-coming startup locale
You could also just stay where you are, since you're planning to be 100% remote (except for sales visits)