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New York Isn’t Silicon Valley. That’s Why They Like It.
- iamelgringo 17y agoI organize Hackers and Founders SV, and I'm finally heading out to NYC in a couple of weeks to check out Hackers and Founders NY. I'm really looking forward to checking out the startup scene. BTW, I'd love to be able to crash on someone's floor the night of the 25th after the meetup. Ping me if you're interested. I promise to be a good guest. :)
- kqr2 17y agoIf you don't get an offer, check out : http://www.airbnb.com/ http://www.airbnb.com/
- iamelgringo 17y agoIf it doesn't work out, I already have a place picked out on AirBnB. I'd just like to hang out with a HN reader if possible.
- aditya 17y agoYou can crash on my couch - email in profile!
- markbao 17y agoI can vouch that Aditya is an awesome, chill guy.
- iamelgringo 17y agoThanks for the offer, aditya. I just accepted an offer a couple of hours ago. I'd love to catch up if you're going to be at the Hackers and Founders, though.
- skmurphy 17y agoThere are Bootstrapper Breakfasts (http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/ http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/ ) in Silicon Valley four times a month, and twice a month in San Francisco as well as monthly in Minneapolis and San Diego. I think the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem is richer and much more complex than the queue at Sand Hill Road. And that similar opportunities for serious conversation with other entrepreneurs exist in many cities around the world.
- wavesplash 17y agoIf you're going to blatantly self-promote your event, how about a little disclosure?
- skmurphy 17y agoIt's in my YC profile: I am not trying to hide anything. I mentioned them in response to an article about breakfasts for entrepreneurs in New York, so that folks who might be interested in similar events in Minneapolis, San Diego, San Francisco, or Silicon Valley would know.
- wavesplash 17y agoMate, take a tip from iamelgringo. Call it out upfront and state clearly what the organization is. From what I see Bootstrappers Breakfast is a lead generation opportunity for your business. Many events in the valley are run by current founders for current founders or run by angels as leadgen. The assumption is that you're either an investor or a founder that wants to give back. If you're doing it for contract leadgen (e.g. the startups you engage with are paying for your services in cash or stock) and you're not calling that out upfront you're treading on assumptive good will. In short: If you're going to use news YC as a venue to self-promote, then be upfront.
- skmurphy 17y agoCandidly it's not a leadgen for my business. We run it as a service to the bootstrapping communities in the cities that we operate. And San Francisco, San Diego, and Minneapolis are moderated by other folks and often the Silicon Valley Breakfasts are moderated by other folks. I know Jonathan Nelson (iamelgringo) and appreciate what he is doing. I have been to several Hackers & Founders events and found them worthwhile. It's nice to be able to meet for breakfast as well. I have been on YC for perhaps four years now and contributed I hope a number of useful comments and links. I have no idea who you are from your YC profile or why you have jumped to the conclusions that you have. I ask that you take me at my word and otherwise accept that reasonable men may differ.
- gsiener 17y agoI'm moving to Brooklyn this summer and get very excited to keep seeing articles like this. I'm also going to be in town at the end of March, what are some "must see"s in the scene?