I live in Austin. Same concentration of crazy smart people, only with less attitude. Did I mention that you can actually buy a house here? With a chance of paying it off? And a 25 minute commute?
THIS is why 1 of every 50 cars in Austin has a California license plate.
EDIT: there's less access to VC money here. But that doesn't seem to be stopping people.
I think it would be good for you to realize that what gives your life fulfillment (mortgages, shorter average commutes than SF) might not mean anything to other people.
I do - an excellent point. Don't get me wrong, I love coming out there to visit. (Especially in June/July/August.) But the cost/benefit seems way out of whack unless you've already done a startup & have an inside straight to more startup $, or already have family in the area.
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I live in Austin. Same concentration of crazy smart people, only with less attitude. Did I mention that you can actually buy a house here? With a chance of paying it off? And a 25 minute commute?
THIS is why 1 of every 50 cars in Austin has a California license plate.
EDIT: there's less access to VC money here. But that doesn't seem to be stopping people.
I think it would be good for you to realize that what gives your life fulfillment (mortgages, shorter average commutes than SF) might not mean anything to other people.
I do - an excellent point. Don't get me wrong, I love coming out there to visit. (Especially in June/July/August.) But the cost/benefit seems way out of whack unless you've already done a startup & have an inside straight to more startup $, or already have family in the area.
It's not just me: http://www.quora.com/Silicon-Valley/Whats-the-dark-side-of-S...
Pleasantly surprised Austin's representation on this thread. My homage to you and your great city: http://hiring.customerdevlabs.com/work-in-austin/
Just submitted to https://news.ycombinator.com/newest if you'd like to get the word out.
Who do you suggest I pass interested people along to?
Done. The Austin tweet is in my Buffer queue.
I suggest http://capitalfactory.com/, http://ati.utexas.edu/, http://techranchaustin.com/ for starters. Also consider hitting up http://austinonrails.org/, and any of the Javascript/R/Python meetups. Every one of them seems to be packed every week.
Happy Friday, 'yall.
Cool. Have fun in Austin.
Any tips on figuring out good startups/tech companies in the area?
@throwaway1979, see above & good luck!
Dude, hook me up, I would like to move my family to Austin.
Here's a great starting point: http://capitalfactory.com/. They are connected.
Thank you!
If you know who's hiring in Austin, feel free to drop me a line.
http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=ruby+or+python+or+javascript+or...