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Post by arbuge » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 3:46 AM UTC

mentat wrote: post #87

arbuge wrote: post #44

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That view is still too limited in my opinion. There are massive companies coast to coast in the USA, and they seem to have no problem finding talent (to the extent that of course they do - who doesn't? - but it's survivable). Dallas for example has a large concentration of Fortune 500 companies, which is about as "grown" as you can get.

There are many "enterprise" programmers who don't know how to program. These are not the people who are going to scale your startup. If you think they are, you're going to probably go out of business finding out the cost of B and C players.

Well, we do have some top-notch coders and engineers in the Dallas area, just as in any major metropolitan area... they're not all in the Valley you know.

Post by monksy » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 5:08 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #90

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The last thing that Berlin needs/wants is more hipsters from NYC. The amount of resentment by the German people for that group is pretty high. Go to a nightclub, they'll deny you entry if you don't speak German or look American.

I'm an American someone who's been called a hipster who moved from NYC to Berlin. I walk into Berghain whenever I want. Then again, I care about the community, took the time to learn German, and have established connections in my city of residence. If you're obnoxious, you're going to be shunned anywhere you go. Your misconceptions aren't helping Berlin or NYC.

Yet there are tons of obnoxious people who didn't. It's not a misconception. It's a reality.

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