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Lots of top valley folks say this, but then the VCs still want someone to be nearby. Anyone know if Brin is investing his own money more broadly (geographically
by brianbreslin 10y ago
Lots of top valley folks say this, but then the VCs still want someone to be nearby. Anyone know if Brin is investing his own money more broadly (geographically)?
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoWhat Brin actually said was to start somewhere cheap, then move to Silicon Valley when you need VC funds. So he isn't dismissing the need for proximity when raising funds.
- Bartweiss 10y agoI'm not sure that conflicts with Brin's statement here; he seems to be encouraging people to start outside the Valley when they're pre-funding. A lot of VCs (for instance, Y Combinator) are happy to fund non-Valley founders as long as they use the money to move to SF.