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1. Never say never, but no current plans (and honestly, it might make more sense to do something outside the US next). The hardest part would be convincing som
by sama 11y ago
1. Never say never, but no current plans (and honestly, it might make more sense to do something outside the US next). The hardest part would be convincing some of our partners to move out there, or finding new ones we could train out here first.
2. Not ready to talk about specific areas, but I promise they are interesting ones :)
It will be super super easy for our researchers to collaborate with outsider researchers because of our IP stance!
- mtgx 11y ago> it might make more sense to do something outside the US next I hope it's not UK. Both UK and France, as well as a few Nordic countries are starting to become very anti-privacy/anti-security. I don't think it would be "safe" to start there in the long term. Go Switzerland or Germany.
- twic 11y agoOr the Netherlands?
- andrelaszlo 11y ago1. Europe? :)
- ratpik 11y agoI know YC was actively exploring a set-up in India sometime early this year. Not sure what the current status is.
- aakashnigam 11y agoHope YC India is real some day!
- alain94040 11y agoBy the way, you don't have to wait for someone else to do it for you. The whole point of the startup ethos is that you don't need permission to start. No YC where you are? Pool like-minded local entrepreneurs and make your own. It won't be as good at first, but so what? You'd be surprised how much you can achieve.
- karlosferra 11y agoI agree with 1. Especially in countries that don't have anything like this available. I can speak from Cuba, since I am originally from there. Cuba has been closed for 50 years to America, but that is changing now. There are really smart people, that just don't have the necessary access to capital or good advice. Creating a branch of YC there would have a tremendous impact for local economy and people in addition of being a great business venture in a market that has been closed for half a century and is finally open. It's also worth mentioning that given the current economic situation, funding a startup in Cuba would only take a small fraction of what it takes to fund it in the US, with a lot of potential ROI since almost every industry can be disrupted significantly.
- thecourier 11y agoCarlos, how good is the internet in Cuba? if you were going to develop a web app, do cuban developers have better access to it now?
- karlosferra 11y agoLike I said before, Cuba has been closed to a number of things for 50 years, including internet. However, things are starting to change for good, including internet access. A few years back, only people from universities or other "privileged" entities, had access to it. Recently there have been changes that allow other sectors of the population to get internet access. Is there broadband? No. Is it in every home or mobile device? No. But that is where the country that has been closed for 50 years to technology is headed finally. This on its own constitutes a great business opportunity for any company that leverages that change, for instance. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been" - Wayne Gretzky (i heard it from S.Jobs first).
- ADanFromCanada 11y agoahem Wayne Gretzsky ahem ... not Jobs
- michaelmurray 11y agoCanada perhaps (specifically Kitchener-Waterloo)?
- cperciva 11y agoVancouver might be better. It has less of a tech sector, but frankly nowhere in Canada has enough of a tech sector to matter much; however Vancouver has the important advantages of being much closer to the bay area (2.5 hours flying time to SFO, 7 flights/day each way), being large enough to have a tech boom without completely unbalancing its economy, and actually being somewhere people want to live.
- bch 11y agoAnd same timezone as SF.
- giarc 11y agoI beg to differ. On the issue of tech sector, U Waterloo obviously puts out many great students. UBC isn't really known for it's tech streams. In addition, there's likely many smart tech people from RIM looking for jobs in the KW area. As for the issue of where people want to live. Vancouver is likely even more costly to live than SV. KW (and southern Ontario in general) is a great place with warm weather 6 months per year and access to the 3rd largest city in North America. In my opinion, KW would make a better YC V2 location.
- cperciva 11y agoOn the issue of tech sector, U Waterloo obviously puts out many great students. I absolutely agree. But YC doesn't need to be where the university is. I mean, people apply to YC from all over the world, not just from the bay area. Vancouver is likely even more costly to live than SV. Relative to average income, yes. But that's just because Vancouver doesn't have much in the way of high-wage industries. In an absolute sense, Vancouver is much cheaper than SV. KW (and southern Ontario in general) is a great place with warm weather 6 months per year and access to the 3rd largest city in North America. Assuming you mean Toronto, it's only 3rd if you take "North America" to mean Canada+USA and take "largest" to mean "population within city limits"... a definition which says that Vancouver is smaller than Winnipeg, and San Francisco is smaller than Jacksonville. Based on metropolitan populations Toronto ranks 8th, between Washington DC and Houston. But I would say that Toronto would be my second choice out of Canadian cities. The size definitely helps; I don't think it compensates for being three time zones away and twice as hard to reach from SFO though.
- wslh 11y agoSouth America?
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- listic 11y agoOnce you go outside of the US, it makes sense to go to the country with easiest immigration policy, so that you can work with all the smart people who can't get to the US.
- logn 11y agoChina. And do hardware startups.
- tibbon 11y agoPerhaps Boston (it made sense at one point right?)
- lectrick 11y agoI'm going to suggest Long Beach, NY as a possible east-coast outpost. Lived there for a couple years, it feels like it could support a young startup scene (I've worked for startups for at least 10 years). Artsy surfer town, great boardwalk with inspiring beach (actually the entire south shore of Long Island is just one spectacular beach after another), nice nightlife, 45 minute train ride to Manhattan. Long Beach seems to be starting to embrace the idea with things like its Bridgeworks project http://liherald.com/stories/New-startup-incubator-coming-to-LB,70175 http://liherald.com/stories/New-startup-incubator-coming-to-... I kind of want to start a company myself, there...
- dome82 11y agoAbout point 1.: What about Nordic countries like Norway or Sweden? :) About point 2.: Hope it is something related to genomics, renewable energies and cancer research