It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing • Hacker News Board

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by olivercameron » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 8:37 PM UTC

thegeezer3 wrote: post #19

olivercameron wrote: post #16

I didn't attempt to raise money in England, instead I just moved my startup from Sheffield to San Francisco. It was 6 months of work, but way easier than trying to get funded in the North.

at what stage was your startup when you moved and how easy/difficult is the visa process for British going to America?

Pretty early, but it had good profits. That's what the US Embassy likes to see most (other than the fact you're going to hire Americans).

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by camtarn » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 8:39 PM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

Edinburgh here too :) (grew up in Glasgow, but now I work in Edinburgh)

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by jwdunne » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 8:43 PM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

Irlam, right on the edge of Greater Manchester.

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by RiderOfGiraffes » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 8:45 PM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

Port Sunlight, just south of Birkenhead, across the river from Liverpool.

Anyone up for a Liverpool meetup?

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by arctangent » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 8:51 PM UTC

thehodge wrote: post #20

rahoulb wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Leeds as well

Leeds here, Ive been thinking about a Leeds HN meet up if that would intrest anyone?

I'm also working in Leeds.

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by sim0n » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 9:17 PM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

Born in Chester and lived there until I was 16. Now living in Birmingham.

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by chrisjsmith » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 9:37 PM UTC

olivercameron wrote: post #16

I didn't attempt to raise money in England, instead I just moved my startup from Sheffield to San Francisco. It was 6 months of work, but way easier than trying to get funded in the North.

Please everyone stay in the UK. We need more startups outside London - it's crowded and not a good place to work.

I attempted to get a startup going in Nottingham (we could have been salesforce!) in about '02 but managed to fluff it up miserably thanks to my inexperience.

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by jasonkester » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 9:50 PM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

Kendal. There's tech here, but it's laying low between the sheep.

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by squarepeg » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 10:28 PM UTC

thegeezer3 wrote: post #18

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

im born n bred manchester but currently living in Japan. Are there any North West HN meetups? Be good to know about for those times i return.

not sure about HN meetups. I think the closest thing might be geekup: http://www.geekup.org

Re: It's grim up north for UK startups, but things are changing

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Post by squarepeg » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 10:29 PM UTC

Jim_Neath wrote: post #26

squarepeg wrote: post #2

Incidentally, how many HN users are from the North West? I'm from Bolton

No way. I'm from Bolton also!

and a fellow ruby dev, awesome. Do you ever go the geekup/nwrug meetings?