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Cambridge is terrible for web - great for hardware/biotech stuff though. Similarly with VCs, they're all big funds that invest in hardware - no seed fund activ
by pclark 16y ago
Cambridge is terrible for web - great for hardware/biotech stuff though.
Similarly with VCs, they're all big funds that invest in hardware - no seed fund activity here.
Rent costs in Cambridge are (IMHO) the same as London.
I don't think there are that many tech people in Cambridge, tons of students, but don't expect google analytics discussions down the pub in Cambridge.
If I were doing web or software I'd recommend London over Cambridge.
Also gets on soapbox Cambridge is far more interested in where it has been as opposed to where it is going.
- Chris_Newton 16y ago> Cambridge is terrible for web A couple of people have said that now. What problem(s) do you see with running a web or other software start-up in Cambridge? A lot of people seem to be doing so. > I don't think there are that many tech people in Cambridge, tons of students, but don't expect google analytics discussions down the pub in Cambridge. Are we both talking about Cambridge, UK? IME, it's filled with tech people...
- pclark 16y ago>> Cambridge is terrible for web > A couple of people have said that now. What problem(s) do you see with running a web or other software start-up in Cambridge? A lot of people seem to be doing so. There really isn't an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cambridge for software. There is plenty of stuff for freelance or whatever. I know of two startups that have relocated from Cambridge to London because they couldn't get the technical talent in Cambridge (Rails in these examples) >> I don't think there are that many tech people in Cambridge, tons of students, but don't expect google analytics discussions down the pub in Cambridge. > Are we both talking about Cambridge, UK? IME, it's filled with tech people... I mean tech hackers, rather than academic people