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"Why would we want to start run company anywhere else?" Rent? And living expenses in general. It's going to be you largest expense bootstrapping, especially si
by gozo 11y ago
"Why would we want to start run company anywhere else?"
Rent? And living expenses in general. It's going to be you largest expense bootstrapping, especially since it's post tax. It also gets harder to invite people you know to come work with you and getting a larger/better suited apartment in general (location, contract terns, layout, furnished etc).
Not that this is that different from other big cities and I personally think Paris is one of the few that lives up to the hype. Still not preferred for early startups.
- meatysnapper 11y agoIn Berlin apartments are absurdly cheap. You can live on < 1000 euros a month nicely. Contrast that with SF where you have your media $3700 a month apartment!
- david_p 11y agoIf you look at the rent, Paris is actually much cheaper than London, NYC and SF. You could go to Berlin of course. Frankly, if you are an early stage startup with young people Paris is not the cheapest, but you have access to everything: public transportation is free if you are officially unemployed and living with roommates can make everything much cheaper!