Why I Chose New York
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Why I Chose New York
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#2I live in the New York City area. The benefits you state are true however if you are in fact contemplating a start up your access to engineers in the Silicon Valley area are going to be far greater than in the New York City area. That may be changing but sometimes groupthink can be positive thing. It can help nurture and further develop an industry. You mentioned the finance industry being in New York however realize that the finance industry developed in New York because of groupthink.
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#3I hope this doesn't spark off another round of NYC vs. SV arguments[1]- there is no empirically "right" answer. Both have strengths and weaknesses, and the choice is all about what you want as a person, and what you want for your startup.
Don't be fooled into thinking that SV will be the saviour of your dreams (the guy living out of his car comes to mind), but also don't think that NYC is an instant shortcut to making it big. I'm in New York and I wouldn't have it any other way. But I'm just one person.
[1] I think these arguments are always worse because of the time difference. As I write this, it's 10am here in NYC and the thread is 100% New Yorkers. In three hours time Californians will start logging in and be horrified at the overwhelmingly one-sided view, and start responding.
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#4Don't forget the cost of living in NYC - a cost that will be significantly increased by your networking and socializing habits. I live and work in the city and love it and the employment opportunity is enormous here. Your LinkedIn account will explode if it hasn't already.
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#5Don't forget the cost of living in NYC - a cost that will be significantly increased by your networking and socializing habits. I live and work in the city and love it and the employment opportunity is enormous here. Your LinkedIn account will explode if it hasn't already.
The cost of living in the valley is on par with NYC.
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#6I live in the New York City area. The benefits you state are true however if you are in fact contemplating a start up your access to engineers in the Silicon Valley area are going to be far greater than in the New York City area. That may be changing but sometimes groupthink can be positive thing. It can help nurture and further develop an industry. You mentioned the finance industry being in New York however realize…
Everything I've heard is that it is near impossible to find talent in Silicon Valley. I've heard it's also the same in NYC ... shit, it's the same everywhere.
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#7It's only Bay vs NYC? Why not stay in Austin? Every startup here is hiring. Why not Boston, Boulder, Seattle, or Portland? Not mentioning other cities seems shortsighted. Online startups can exist anywhere. If you're not interested in groupthink considering other cities seems very reasonable.
I also don't buy your SF commute argument. There are tons of startups in downtown SF. You don't have to live in the bay area and work in the valley. If I were to move out there I'd live and work in SF, I wouldn't even consider SV.
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#8I live in the New York City area. The benefits you state are true however if you are in fact contemplating a start up your access to engineers in the Silicon Valley area are going to be far greater than in the New York City area. That may be changing but sometimes groupthink can be positive thing. It can help nurture and further develop an industry. You mentioned the finance industry being in New York however realize…
How is access to VC's and other tech investors in NYC?
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#9It's only Bay vs NYC? Why not stay in Austin? Every startup here is hiring. Why not Boston, Boulder, Seattle, or Portland? Not mentioning other cities seems shortsighted. Online startups can exist anywhere. If you're not interested in groupthink considering other cities seems very reasonable. I also don't buy your SF commute argument. There are tons of startups in downtown SF. You don't have to live in the bay area a…
What startups are in Austin? I did a quick google search and found this list: http://www.austinemerging100.com/list.php as well as this blog: http://austinstartup.com/
Previously, I thought Gowalla was the only somewhat known startup in Austin, but they sold to Facebook. Are there any other somewhat known startups in Austin?
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#10I live in the New York City area. The benefits you state are true however if you are in fact contemplating a start up your access to engineers in the Silicon Valley area are going to be far greater than in the New York City area. That may be changing but sometimes groupthink can be positive thing. It can help nurture and further develop an industry. You mentioned the finance industry being in New York however realize…
Everything I've heard is that it is near impossible to find talent in Silicon Valley. I've heard it's also the same in NYC ... shit, it's the same everywhere.
With a quarter of the young population out of work, nevertheless the idea that it's "impossible to find talent" continues.
It's like a new blacksmith coming into town and complaining that there aren't any trained blacksmiths for him to hire, while staring at 50 strong farmboys who are holding up "will work for food" signs.
If only there was some way of teaching people new skills... but alas, no such thing exists.