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I definitely understand the need for a progressive city -- I grew up in the midwest in a place that was decidedly not. But Paul Graham gave a talk about how Pi
by wrsh07 10y ago
I definitely understand the need for a progressive city -- I grew up in the midwest in a place that was decidedly not.
But Paul Graham gave a talk about how Pittsburgh could be the next startup city [1]. And price factors in for both artists and entrepreneurs.
[1] http://www.paulgraham.com/pgh.html http://www.paulgraham.com/pgh.html
- st3v3r 10y agoIf that's true, then why isn't PG holding Y Combinators in those other cities? I mean, he's the one running it; he should (relatively) easily be able to set one up wherever he wants.
- api 10y agoThere are many, many relatively progressive places that are less expensive than SF. Pittsburgh is one. Smaller college towns are others. There are lots. The real monopoly SF has is its investor ecosystem. There's talent everywhere. I wonder if equity/SAFE crowdfunding (e.g. WeFunder) will help geographically decentralize tech?
- brooklyndude 10y agoPittsburgh has been hip for a wild. It's pretty cool for sure. Reality is it's hard to top Bushwick, Brooklyn, it's pretty far out, but the people in 'Pitt, give it a run for it's money.