Comment on Ask HN: Location-independent entrepreneurs, where do you live and why?Comments−adrianh10yI moved to Amsterdam with my wife and kid eight months ago.(I'm American, from Chicago, and I run Soundslice, soundslice.com.)We chose Amsterdam because:* The DAFT program makes it easy for American business owners to get a Dutch visa.* Everybody speaks English (which is a double-edged sword, because it's tough to learn/practice Dutch!).* The biking is second-to-none. I'm spoiled for life.* It's safe. I feel much safer than the U.S.* It's beautiful.* Great scene for Django music (gypsy jazz), which I play.* Easy travel to other parts of Europe.* It's very international -- in day-to-day life I meet people from all over Europe and the world. A very cool experience (especially for an American).* Liberal policies make for a culture that we personally agree with more, even compared to liberal Chicago.As for weather, people complain about it -- but it's better than Chicago. So it's a net win. :-)
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I moved to Amsterdam with my wife and kid eight months ago.
(I'm American, from Chicago, and I run Soundslice, soundslice.com.)
We chose Amsterdam because:
* The DAFT program makes it easy for American business owners to get a Dutch visa.
* Everybody speaks English (which is a double-edged sword, because it's tough to learn/practice Dutch!).
* The biking is second-to-none. I'm spoiled for life.
* It's safe. I feel much safer than the U.S.
* It's beautiful.
* Great scene for Django music (gypsy jazz), which I play.
* Easy travel to other parts of Europe.
* It's very international -- in day-to-day life I meet people from all over Europe and the world. A very cool experience (especially for an American).
* Liberal policies make for a culture that we personally agree with more, even compared to liberal Chicago.
As for weather, people complain about it -- but it's better than Chicago. So it's a net win. :-)