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Starting a company is always unbelievably difficult, but the Bay Area's density makes things a little easier. I used to live in an apartment on 55 9th St, San
by jamesmishra 9y ago
Starting a company is always unbelievably difficult, but the Bay Area's density makes things a little easier.
I used to live in an apartment on 55 9th St, San Francisco. The guy in the apartment across the hall also started a company at the same time as me. He introduced me to other founder friends in the apartment building.
The lobby has a coffee shop where I've made other founder, angel, and VC friends.
And I haven't even started enumerating all my other startup-y friends I made outside of my own apartment lobby.
I got very lucky, and your own mileage may vary, but if you're looking for helpful startup-y people, the Bay Area is still the world capital.
- x0x0 9y agoI'm in the process of starting a company. Three people I know have made (very early, very tentative) investment offers. A former VPE has offered to be an advisor, and has introduced me to a really good salesperson. That sort of thing is really limited to places where people understand saas businesses, have the appropriate risk appetite, and have previously earned enough disposable cash to take real risks. Another aspect is simply institutionalizing the idea that starting a business may not be stupid. This helps when you're trying to talk SOs onboard into taking huge pay cuts.