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Yeah, I'm in LA but from NC and many of my close friends are still there. I've heard Durham has also exploded. Not sure what you mean by isolation from west co

Yeah, I'm in LA but from NC and many of my close friends are still there. I've heard Durham has also exploded. Not sure what you mean by isolation from west coast hubs. Is it because service from RDU still has to hop over to CLT sometimes? Because that does suck. Even flying home though, I have to connect via Atlanta to then hop to CLT sometimes. Travel was way easier when it was LAX/BUR -> DFW -> CLT.

santaclaus 9y ago
I fly SFO -> RDU direct pretty cheaply a few times a year.
- nerflad 9y ago
  That wouldn't have anything to do with the reindeer, would it?
- JBlue42 9y ago
  That's nice. RDU is a decent airport too. Maybe not all the amenities of some but much easier than CLT or LAX.
NTDF9 9y ago
I mean RDU has fewer direct flights to the west coast. That's where tech is, investors are, initial customers are. NY has an advantage that there are flights to SF, SEA all day every day.
- JBlue42 9y ago
  Gotcha. Depends on what sort of work people are looking for. If you're trying to do a hyper-growth startup, then yes, unfortunately you still have to be near the VCs in SF. Though maybe that's also changing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15849795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15849795 RTP has plenty of well-known companies that provide a solid base for employment in the area. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to have created the same sort of money flowing into startups as happened in SV back in the day.
  - NTDF9 9y ago
    And maybe that's a good thing. Don't want Raleigh to become another SV. Life in SV is a miserable rat race. Raleigh-Durham is fun, relaxing and a great place to raise a family.
    - JBlue42 9y ago
      No disagreement there. I thought you were actually arguing for the connectivity to SV and that culture. As I argued in the thread I linked to, it might be a bit misguided for these folks to run around trying to fund a hyper-growth style startup in 'flyover country' (which I don't consider NC) when what's probably more beneficial for local communities are stable, sustainable businesses.

santaclaus 9y ago

I fly SFO -> RDU direct pretty cheaply a few times a year.

nerflad 9y ago
That wouldn't have anything to do with the reindeer, would it?
JBlue42 9y ago
That's nice. RDU is a decent airport too. Maybe not all the amenities of some but much easier than CLT or LAX.

NTDF9 9y ago

I mean RDU has fewer direct flights to the west coast. That's where tech is, investors are, initial customers are. NY has an advantage that there are flights to SF, SEA all day every day.

JBlue42 9y ago
Gotcha. Depends on what sort of work people are looking for. If you're trying to do a hyper-growth startup, then yes, unfortunately you still have to be near the VCs in SF. Though maybe that's also changing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15849795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15849795 RTP has plenty of well-known companies that provide a solid base for employment in the area. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to have created the same sort of money flowing into startups as happened in SV back in the day.
- NTDF9 9y ago
  And maybe that's a good thing. Don't want Raleigh to become another SV. Life in SV is a miserable rat race. Raleigh-Durham is fun, relaxing and a great place to raise a family.
  - JBlue42 9y ago
    No disagreement there. I thought you were actually arguing for the connectivity to SV and that culture. As I argued in the thread I linked to, it might be a bit misguided for these folks to run around trying to fund a hyper-growth style startup in 'flyover country' (which I don't consider NC) when what's probably more beneficial for local communities are stable, sustainable businesses.