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This makes no sense. How does NYC's "lifestyle" create products that are any closer to "the pavement" than SF's does? Maybe Kelly should illustrate his point by choosing some NYC companies and comparing their products with SF products, or the products of startups from anywhere else for that matter?
Kelly's TL:DR summary at the end should have been:
• NYC is more fun! And interesting! I'm 23. • I work at a big company, but startups have happened here at least once. • What do I know? I'm only 23.
The original article was articulate if a bit bombastic. The most salient points, which Kelly failed to address, were in my mind:
• The Bay Area has a culture and history of tech innovation • The Bay Area has thousands of VCs and venture money • The Bay Area has top engineering schools • The Bay Area has tons (metric!) more startups, entrepreneurs, hackers, coders, etc.
The most telling sentence in Kelly's post is: "The social component of a real city with museums, clubs, venues, pubs, bars and barcades is important."
A "real city"! Wow. By Kelly's estimation there must be at most only 2 or 3 real cities on the entire planet.
What kind of comparison is this?
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As a Chicago native and a current Manhattan resident I'll have to respectively disagree. The amount of single women in Manhattan is staggering, noticeable and quite frankly of higher quality. For the record - I still love Midwest women.
It's the Sex and the City effect, for better or for worse.
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There are plenty of men in SF if that suits you.
why would people vote this comment down?
Generally it's correct, but sounds a bit snarky when directed at someone who is clearly hetero.
They are different environments with pros and cons, but I preferred the social scene in NYC to SF by far.
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Lots of hot, young girls in NYC ... but if you're running a startup, goooood luck. Tell them you work at a hedge fund instead, then maybe you'll get laid.
Actually girls in NYC are attracted to success and most women here are very impressed by "I started my own company in NYC". Although this is where your ability to "massage" the truth comes into play.
If you massage the truth about your company, it's inconceivable that I would sleep with you, let alone take you seriously.