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Why I Gave Up My Front-Row Seat in Silicon Valley

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Re: Why I Gave Up My Front-Row Seat in Silicon Valley

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entreprenewer wrote: post #14
brianmcdonough wrote: post #12

Silicon Valley is a beautiful area as is Tel Aviv and Singapore, but none of these places is going to change who you are or the decisions you make. Working long hours is not a function of where you live. It's a choice. I checked out the website for the company OP mentioned selling. The about page is not filled in with content, leading me to a conclusion that it's not really a fully thought through idea, let alone a c…

The company I sold was indeed fully thought out - it was ranked one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America by INC Magazine in 2011 ;) It was sold by the buyer who bought it from me (acquired by a supplier), and I have no control over the content anymore, but as far as I can tell the site has been completely replaced at least twice since I sold it. As far as "living a life of lies," I take offense,…

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Re: Why I Gave Up My Front-Row Seat in Silicon Valley

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Post by brianmcdonough »

entreprenewer wrote: post #14
brianmcdonough wrote: post #12

Silicon Valley is a beautiful area as is Tel Aviv and Singapore, but none of these places is going to change who you are or the decisions you make. Working long hours is not a function of where you live. It's a choice. I checked out the website for the company OP mentioned selling. The about page is not filled in with content, leading me to a conclusion that it's not really a fully thought through idea, let alone a c…

The company I sold was indeed fully thought out - it was ranked one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America by INC Magazine in 2011 ;) It was sold by the buyer who bought it from me (acquired by a supplier), and I have no control over the content anymore, but as far as I can tell the site has been completely replaced at least twice since I sold it. As far as "living a life of lies," I take offense,…

Your former company is falling to pieces. No fault of yours, but you might have checked it out before you linked to it.

For clarification as to my comment.

The lie: I behave this way because of the place I live.

The truth: I am responsible for my behavior, regardless of where I live.

The fault, therefore, is not Silicon Valley, but the choices I make every day.

Finally, congratulations, you not only have a choice of how you behave, but you also enjoy the rare choice of being able to choose where you live.

Enjoy your choices. That's all I was trying to say. And I think Silicon Valley is a beautiful area, so don't knock it unless you have a legitimate gripe ;)

Re: Why I Gave Up My Front-Row Seat in Silicon Valley

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Post by atmosx »

qwerta wrote: post #41
eaurouge wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some quotes are correct only if you frame them, for example: if you’ re passionate enough about your project, you can make it happen anywhere - Care to try in Greece, Nigeria, Syria? I know there's a war in Syria at the moment. But what's going on in Greece and Nigeria?

Greece is ok for startups. Connection is fast, living expenses cheap an always sunny. Strikes and protests are well policed and easy to avoid. Biggest problem here are taxes.

> Greece is ok for startups

Sure... what about investors?

Re: Why I Gave Up My Front-Row Seat in Silicon Valley

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Post by qwerta »

atmosx wrote: post #53
qwerta wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Greece is ok for startups. Connection is fast, living expenses cheap an always sunny. Strikes and protests are well policed and easy to avoid. Biggest problem here are taxes.

> Greece is ok for startups Sure... what about investors?

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