Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
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Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#2I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product.
Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF.
If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money.
Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more appropriate place to buy yourself more time.
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#3> ...one thing there is a lack of outside the Bay Area are the people who really know how to scale a fast-growing tech company
This reinforces the notion that new tech startups don't really need to save money. They need to dominate their niche. They need to scale up fast and become the biggest player first.
Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#4I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
How's the internet/infrastructure in Poland?
Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#5I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
> buy yourself more time
but, does that extra time result in success? I mean, if it takes 4 times as long, then doing a better job of building a higher quality product is probably a losing strategy.
Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#6I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
1M -> 4 months? o_O
Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#7I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
Networking.
Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#8I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
How's the internet/infrastructure in Poland?
I'd say very good. Talent very good as well. Have worked for a bunch of years with a team in Krakow, great people.
Re: Why entrepreneurs are leaving the Bay Area for their next startup
#9I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
Probably because if they are going to move its easier to just move to one of the other areas of the US. I'd assume cross-Atlantic movement would be after all options in the US, then NA were exhausted of which there are plenty and many up-and-coming areas.
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#10I wonder why entrepreneurs don't come to Poland to build their product. Warsaw or Wroclaw in particular are vibrant, tech-oriented cities where life is about 1/4 of SF. If I had to bet my future on being able to building something with 1M, I would want to get 4 months instead of 1 for the money. Of course, SF might have better investing ecosystem, but once you got the money development should be done in a more approp…
Timezones can be tricky if you need to interface with US stake holders or customers.