There are plenty of places in the US that have lots of startup action going on, but a ton less buzz. Austin, for one (disclaimer: I live in Austin). We don't necessarily have the same expertise or even interests that SV does and there are probably other problems that would never occur in SV.
On the other hand, it's way easier to fly under the radar here, if that's your thing. Austin is a hell of a lot cheaper than SV and it's surrounds, in most ways, so you'll stretch your dollars further. I'd claim we're friendlier, but that's just a guess. We can be pretty tetchy here about some things.
Silicon Valley isn't the only game in town. It's just the noisiest. And you couldn't pay me enough to put up with that.
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There are plenty of places in the US that have lots of startup action going on, but a ton less buzz. Austin, for one (disclaimer: I live in Austin). We don't necessarily have the same expertise or even interests that SV does and there are probably other problems that would never occur in SV.
On the other hand, it's way easier to fly under the radar here, if that's your thing. Austin is a hell of a lot cheaper than SV and it's surrounds, in most ways, so you'll stretch your dollars further. I'd claim we're friendlier, but that's just a guess. We can be pretty tetchy here about some things.
Silicon Valley isn't the only game in town. It's just the noisiest. And you couldn't pay me enough to put up with that.