Reasons startups move to Silicon Valley And Things Boston can do to keep them • Hacker News Board

Re: Reasons startups move to Silicon Valley And Things Boston can do to keep them

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Post by jbail » Wed, Oct 20, 2010, 8:52 PM UTC

smokinn wrote: post #16

jbail wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know why I'm getting downvoted. That quote from the article was funny. I should preface this next statement by saying, I'm not trolling, this doesn't apply to the Valley in particular and this is serious food for thought: Does anyone worry that all the sharing of tips about what worked for company X and what new thing company Y is doing actually stifles innovation by creating an echo chamber of sorts? Do thes…

You got downvoted not because you're critical of Silicon Valley but because your comment was a useless 3-character "LOL" that adds nothing to the conversation. As soon as you explained why you thought it was laughable you got upvoted.

Adding LOL next to a pretentious statement like, "the Valley is an order of magnitude closer to being self-aware" adds to the conversation that I think it's a silly statement. I didn't think more words needed to be written to get that point across.

But, you're clearly in the majority, so point made. No more LOLs from me. I'll explain myself fully from now on.

Re: Reasons startups move to Silicon Valley And Things Boston can do to keep them

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Post by sabj » Wed, Oct 20, 2010, 9:25 PM UTC

lsb wrote: post #9

As a Bostonian since 2005, November, December, January, February, and March are pretty compelling reasons to move.

I enjoy the Boston weather. People in CA have weather which is too 'nice' all the time (SF excluded, big time) and as a result never know how to appreciate good weather.

I love having seasons and wouldn't trade my beautiful autumns just to be in CA.

Re: Reasons startups move to Silicon Valley And Things Boston can do to keep them

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Post by fragmede » Wed, Oct 20, 2010, 10:03 PM UTC

Honestly, I think non-competes are really the lynch-pin and belong on that list. Non-competes last 2-5 years.

2 years? A startup thats just, uh, starting up may not know if they're going to be around in 6 months, never mind being able to wait 2 years.

Re: Reasons startups move to Silicon Valley And Things Boston can do to keep them

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Post by addoway » Wed, Oct 20, 2010, 11:21 PM UTC

Boston can try all they want, but what Silicon Valley has that makes it the most valuable is the community. It is a plethora of ingenuous talent no other city can provide. Everyone talks startups and almost everyone is an entrepreneur. I hope to move there full-time very soon

Re: Reasons startups move to Silicon Valley And Things Boston can do to keep them

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Post by acconrad » Thu, Oct 21, 2010, 8:44 PM UTC

lincolnq wrote: post #15

acconrad wrote: post #8

But its a self-fulfilling prophecy - if we don't do everything to keep companies where they are founded (which requires VCs and Angels to be more forgiving), it will only continue to improve the SV area and hurt the other tech communities, like Boston. I think if you are a founder, you should really focus on grabbing money in your local ecosystems and STRESSING to VCs/Angels that this is an investment in the local ec…

But as a founder, what are your priorities? Strengthening the local economy, or making your business work? I don't think most founders have the luxury to insist that they get funded in their hometown.

It's not REALLY a priority, but a tactic for fundraising. Mint bought their domain from a VC by saying he could be the only investor in the NYC area and that would stroke his ego. The same thing needs to happen in Boston.