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Is there a particular type of startup that would be appropriate for Boston versus other locations? My instinct is that outside of Biotech and Enterprise software, it is still a huge disadvantage to start a startup in Boston, but I would love to be proven wrong (ideally by some sensible statistics). Is Boston the kind of place where you can locally raise a seed round with ten or twenty angels for your consumer web sta…
Is there a particular type of startup that would be appropriate for Boston versus other locations? My instinct is that outside of Biotech and Enterprise software, it is still a huge disadvantage to start a startup in Boston, but I would love to be proven wrong (ideally by some sensible statistics). Is Boston the kind of place where you can locally raise a seed round with ten or twenty angels for your consumer web sta…
It must be, otherwise Akamai would not stay in Cambridge.
Is there a particular type of startup that would be appropriate for Boston versus other locations? My instinct is that outside of Biotech and Enterprise software, it is still a huge disadvantage to start a startup in Boston, but I would love to be proven wrong (ideally by some sensible statistics). Is Boston the kind of place where you can locally raise a seed round with ten or twenty angels for your consumer web sta…
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Come to Austin. We have a nice tech scene here (and budding seed/angel funding community) and it's still relatively cheap to live here. And it's pretty warm--though the summers get hot. But that's the beauty of growing an Internet business--locate somewhere it's cheap, and head out for a month or two whenever you need to.
Thanks. My wife and I are leaning towards Orlando due to its proximity to family. Can anyone comment on the Orlando startup scene?
If you decide to move there feel free to email me any Orlando specific questions.
Is there a particular type of startup that would be appropriate for Boston versus other locations? My instinct is that outside of Biotech and Enterprise software, it is still a huge disadvantage to start a startup in Boston, but I would love to be proven wrong (ideally by some sensible statistics). Is Boston the kind of place where you can locally raise a seed round with ten or twenty angels for your consumer web sta…
ITA and Kayak were both founded in the Boston area. I've never really figured out why travel sites seem to have such a base in the Boston area. Anybody have ideas? Proximity to Logan for international travel? MIT and Harvard being located there hence lots of travel...?
Why you might not want to move to MA/Boston if you're an employee: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2011/09/no... Their non-compete laws are some of the most repressive in the nation.
YMMV, but you should also be reading and negotiating these things.
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Thanks. My wife and I are leaning towards Orlando due to its proximity to family. Can anyone comment on the Orlando startup scene?
It is cheaper and there is a lot of low priced, decent talent coming from UCF but if you are selling locally it will be tough since everything sells for less there. You will also have no backup plan if your startup doesn't work since wages are so low. There is no startup scene and everyone you meet will work in real estate or hospitality. I live in beacon hill now and can tell you that I am constantly impressed by th…
Related question: if you're not aiming to raise money or grow big fast, how important is it to be in a tech hub? I live in Waltham, right outside of Boston, and am considering moving somewhere cheaper and warmer because the benefits of building a company here (or SV) don't seem as important if you're going the MicroISV/Micropreneur route. Thoughts?
As one comment summed up: "As the founder of a 5 strong semi-stealth Madison startup I can definitely attest to our fair city's startup culture. Great university, great lifestyle options and create urban and natural environments. It's hard to beat our live-work-play stats outside of Europe. We've been rated the best place to live in the US, raise a family, bike, and other various accolades from major orgs/mags over the years."