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Wow, 20 square meters for €480? That doesn't register as affordable on my books (even with utilities included).
Before I click the link: Berlin is cheaper than London. Edit: And I was right, haha. While London is one of the most expensive cities in the world, Berlin is cheap for German conditions. At least the parts that haven't been gentrified yet ;) Berlin is really cool and has lots of alternative people and seems to be the only german city with a bigger start-up scene, but it's poor AF. I'm living in Stuttgart and while I…
Yup. Although I would note that there are also cheaper UK cities! Consider Liverpool or Bristol, for example.
While the author makes good points about the relative affordability of Berlin, one does have to wonder what the general plan for newsletter profitability is.
Hey! I'm the author! This is pretty cool to be number one on Hacker News. The idea behind the newsletter is to build a brand which makes liberal metropolitans comfortable with hearing viewpoints outside their own. Then I can monetise it! :)
If the idea is something more highbrow, again, surely they could just subscribe to the Telegraph? Or watch Fox News?
Or heck, just use reddit? Lots of different viewpoints there.
Providing people with news that violates their own political biases and then getting them to pay for it seems very difficult. The more open minded ones who are willing to pay for views different to their own have lots of places they can seek out such views already.
Wow, 20 square meters for €480? That doesn't register as affordable on my books (even with utilities included).
It is affordable compare to London where the same thing it is probably 3 times more expensive. There are other cities with more affordable prices (Athens) but obviously the startup environment is not the same there. But Berlin it is catching up with London, so it is worth to consider.
Wow, 20 square meters for €480? That doesn't register as affordable on my books (even with utilities included).
Dresden is even better. I moved from Houston, TX to Dresden and I'm very happy with my choice. Technically it's more interesting, as the University and high tech companies here are much more advanced (i.e the l4 microkernel is from here), prices are the same, and Dresden is a much more beautiful town than ugly Berlin. Lots of English speaking foreigners, and people are more friendly. For startup's there's only one or…
> Dresden is a much more beautiful town than ugly Berlin. That is certainly subjective (and offensive). I have not been to Dresden but I found Berlin to be quite an interesting aesthetic environment and hardly sore on the eyes. It has huge, lovely green parks and I find the wide open spaces throughout the town rather refreshing.
She must also speak German right?
Hi there - I'm the author of this piece. I don't actually speak German. I'm trying to improve - however, I wouldn't say it's required in Germany to start something on your own. Many of the meetups are in English and everyone I've spoken to is fluent. I think it's another story if you're trying to get a job though...
Dresden is even better. I moved from Houston, TX to Dresden and I'm very happy with my choice. Technically it's more interesting, as the University and high tech companies here are much more advanced (i.e the l4 microkernel is from here), prices are the same, and Dresden is a much more beautiful town than ugly Berlin. Lots of English speaking foreigners, and people are more friendly. For startup's there's only one or…
In times of Pegida I'm not sure Dresden is where you want to go.
"My business is called The Echo Chamber Club — we curate articles that counter a traditional metropolitan viewpoint and send them to our hundreds of subscribers. It makes sense that I remove myself from London to understand new points of view and communicate them with my subscribers." With regards to "liberal metropolitan" viewpoints, Berlin won't challenge you anymore than London did. It's just another global city w…
Nothing is perfect - this was just the best move for me at the time :)
Dresden is even better. I moved from Houston, TX to Dresden and I'm very happy with my choice. Technically it's more interesting, as the University and high tech companies here are much more advanced (i.e the l4 microkernel is from here), prices are the same, and Dresden is a much more beautiful town than ugly Berlin. Lots of English speaking foreigners, and people are more friendly. For startup's there's only one or…
In times of Pegida I'm not sure Dresden is where you want to go.