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

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Post by PHPAdam » Sat, Mar 26, 2011, 11:39 PM UTC

JonM wrote: post #3

squarepeg wrote: post #2

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

Leeds (if that counts!)

Im on border of Leeds / Bradford.

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

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Post by forkqueue » Sun, Mar 27, 2011, 6:00 AM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

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

Manchester/Warrington borders here (Birchwood). Cheap office space + quick train journey to the centre of Manchester.

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

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Post by Jim_Neath » Sun, Mar 27, 2011, 6:55 AM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #40

Jim_Neath wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No way. I'm from Bolton also!

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

I go to nwrug occasionally and hang out in #nwrug :)

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

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Post by JonM » Sun, Mar 27, 2011, 10:15 AM 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?

Count me in... How should we go about organising it? Email or setup some kind of group?

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

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Post by pdrummond » Sun, Mar 27, 2011, 5:38 PM UTC

squarepeg wrote: post #2

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

I'm in the North East, near Durham