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Yes, they started in Boston. But they moved to Palo Alto very, very early on because that's where their first investor was from.
by jackowayed 17y ago
Yes, they started in Boston. But they moved to Palo Alto very, very early on because that's where their first investor was from.
- helwr 17y agoi see 3 underlying assumptions here (both in your reply and in the original post) 1) You need investors to scale 2) It is easier to find VC money in the Valley 3) Being an early adopter is a critical factor in startup success. I would disagree with all of these, i think you need a good product and loyal customers, everything else including the "networking edge" of being in the center of the startup universe is secondary in my opinion. Paying customers will let you scale. It is bad to be an "adopter", make your own thing. And its easy to find an investor if you have a good product, no matter where you are. I'd move from Boston to CA just for the sake of windsurfing.
- sreitshamer 17y agoBoston's great for windsurfing! Pleasure Bay is convenient. And Kalmus beach in Hyannis is statistically the windiest place on the east coast.
- helwr 17y agonice! didn't know that. I need to get out of New York more often
- elblanco 17y agoInterestingly, my startup did something very similar early on, and is now in the process of moving away from the Valley. The cachet of a Valley presence, while helpful to us for fundraising, hurt us when dealing with our target customer (the government). So now we're in the slow process of moving back East.