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I moved from Austin to SV, tried to do a start up there and all. In my experience the average startup scene (angels, VCs, tech talents, etc) are pretty much al
by Cookingboy 9y ago
I moved from Austin to SV, tried to do a start up there and all.
In my experience the average startup scene (angels, VCs, tech talents, etc) are pretty much all bush league when compared to Silicon Valley, despite some of the glaring flaws of SV startup scene. There are exceptions to the rules, but I was mostly unimpressed during my time there.
Austin Ventures was the biggest VC in town back then (probably still is), and I've heard that the unwritten rule for the firm is that they do not invest in first time founders.
That tells you how risk-averse and "open minded" Austin tech scene is.
But with Tim Ferriss's reputation and background, Austin is a great place to be because he gets to be the big fish in the small, growing pond. I'm sure he's doing very well at the local speaker scene.
- wyclif 9y agoBut with Tim Ferriss's reputation and background You mean his reputation as a bullshit artist? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/01/08/5-time-management-tricks-i-learned-from-years-of-hating-tim-ferriss/ http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/01/08/5-time-management-t...
- Cookingboy 9y agoCough I tried to be civil on HackerNews cough. But yeah, he'd command very good speaker rates over there ;)
- 3131s 9y agoSeriously, who cares where he lives? I rarely flag stories but will make an exception for promotional "guru" types like Tim Ferris.
- birken 9y agoAgreed. I'll also point out in his supposed wise and truth-telling reddit post he also includes this point: > 6) Golden Gate and tech are terrorist targets, and I don't like being close to the bullseye. This is based on good information from friends who work full-time in threat assessment. Real lessons in courage.