Anyone dismissing[1] this as purely a tax-play[2] doesn't do service to the thriving, vibrant and diversive tech community that Dublin has. Anyone based here for even a few weeks would know that.
Dublin's #1 strength over places like London and Berlin is it's geographic size, which makes meetups accessible, leaders and role models available, and creates a friendly and familiar feel, where we all fee like we are part of something bigger than the startups that are here.
Side note: To anyone here on HN visiting Dublin in the future, feel free to connect with us, you'd be very welcome -- @ me on Twitter... @EamonLeonard
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Anyone dismissing[1] this as purely a tax-play[2] doesn't do service to the thriving, vibrant and diversive tech community that Dublin has. Anyone based here for even a few weeks would know that.
Dublin's #1 strength over places like London and Berlin is it's geographic size, which makes meetups accessible, leaders and role models available, and creates a friendly and familiar feel, where we all fee like we are part of something bigger than the startups that are here.
Side note: To anyone here on HN visiting Dublin in the future, feel free to connect with us, you'd be very welcome -- @ me on Twitter... @EamonLeonard
[1] http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/03/dropbox-announces-f...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4864190
Picking an EEC country is a good idea because (Other things aside from the tax...):-
Talent pool. Higher unemployment at the current time.
It's also part of the Euro so a good base (rather than the UK) for collecting payments from the Eurozone countries.
Native English speakers.
Easy for other European citizens to go work there (no visa issues).
Irish passport holders can enter the Green Card Lottery (you can't with just a UK passport) so it could make relocation to the US easier for some.