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San Diego?

#1
What do you all think of San Diego as a location for a startup? I just got into grad school there (I'm waiting on Stanford, but that's a long shot). I know it's far from Silicon Valley.

Are there any VCs there? Any cofounders? Other startups? Would it be too much of a PITA to fly to the Valley all the time for living in San Diego to be worth it?

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#2
I'd be more concerned about the beautiful weather than the start-up environment.

Will it energize you or distract you? 95% of your time will be heads down hacking no matter where you live.

When I lived in Southern California, it energized me. Wrote some of my best code with the windows open and the ocean breeze blowing through. Will it be the same for you?

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#3
There is a very large biotech scene in San Diego, so I imagine there will plenty of VC's. Not sure about the computer tech scene, though.

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#4
I have heard there's a fair VC/Entrepreneurial presence in San Diego, for instance, Slacker.com is based there.

But as someone pointed out, I would be more concern about the beautiful beaches and weather. Lots of distraction certainly :)

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post #4

I have heard there's a fair VC/Entrepreneurial presence in San Diego, for instance, Slacker.com is based there. But as someone pointed out, I would be more concern about the beautiful beaches and weather. Lots of distraction certainly :)

Oh no! Not beautiful weather and beaches! Next you’ll be telling me there’s gorgeous women and a short drive to Mexico!

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There is a very large biotech scene in San Diego, so I imagine there will plenty of VC's. Not sure about the computer tech scene, though.

Biotech/computer startups! We can't all be doing social networks and aggregators ;)

Just think about coding looking unto the beach with a cup of tea. Living the dream.

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