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Salford in Greater Manchester (UK) is the antithesis of startup hub :(

by jwdunne 16y ago

vgurgov 16y ago
Buy one way ticket to SF PS: I dont know why somebody downvoted this and dont really care about that. This was a case that changed lives for at least two friends of mine. I hope somebody might benefit from that. Its a question of like $500 for somebody in the UK. I fail to understand when ppl from well-developed countries complain for such small issues. Read what it takes from somebody from india china or pakistan to get to where you are right now and get how PRIVILEGED and blessed are you !
- alex_h 16y ago
  I suspect you're being downvoted by people who know what a huge amount of time and effort it actually takes to immigrate to the US. There's also the minor technicality that USCIS won't let you in the country with only a one way ticket.
  - vgurgov 16y ago
    Well in may case one way ticket was idiom of course. Get return ticket with open date, whatever. What i meant to say is that the world is open to smart entrepreneurs. Its rare talent thats welcomed everywhere. If you sure that on some reason you cant do something in Manchester there is nothing to stop you from moving to anywhere from China to US. Problems with US "immigration" for entrepreneurs are mostly overrated. In fact most of entreps dont need to immigrate until they "make it". Been there. Done that. If you really want - you can do that rather simply after making some research online. Not talking about getting citizenship or green card here(although its also quite double). Especially if you are from UK. So to me its a weak excuse, sorry. PS: Proof - even YC accept foreign teams without any hassle.
    - jwdunne 16y ago
      There is no I in team and having said that I'm having a very, very hard time in finding team members to work with. Emphasis on Salford. There are places in UK that are viable for startups but Salford is just not one of them. The issue here is that I don't have enough money to move yet, so it's not entirely a weak excuse.
philbarr 16y ago
You're kidding right? Manchester's heaving with activity. Just look at CWJobs (ok, I know that's different to startups, but it shows dev activity in the area). Also, I live 40 miles north of you in Preston, and there's very little here. Doesn't stop me dreaming of my own startup one day. That said, my excuse is: Before I got into software dev I tried to get into the music business. Unfortunately, that's much more about salesmanship than it is about music - you have to convince bar owners and club owners to put you on, you have to advertise your gig, you have to try and make a profit and pay your band, rent a van, etc. etc. It put me off being a musician (that and arrogant singers/drummers :) ). I don't want to be put off being a software dev too. I need some way of working past my disdain for that side of things. Then I'll be fit to start my own business.
- jwdunne 16y ago
  I know there's a lot of software/web development firms in and around Manchester but I've never actually found or heard of anything like the atmosphere that they have in Silicon Valley. Although, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'm hoping I'll find some friends at Manchester Uni when I get round to going.

Salford in Greater Manchester (UK) is the antithesis of startup hub :(

by jwdunne 16y ago

Salford in Greater Manchester (UK) is the antithesis of startup hub :(

Buy one way ticket to SF PS: I dont know why somebody downvoted this and dont really care about that. This was a case that changed lives for at least two friends of mine. I hope somebody might benefit from that. Its a question of like $500 for somebody in the UK. I fail to understand when ppl from well-developed countries complain for such small issues. Read what it takes from somebody from india china or pakistan to get to where you are right now and get how PRIVILEGED and blessed are you !

alex_h 16y ago
I suspect you're being downvoted by people who know what a huge amount of time and effort it actually takes to immigrate to the US. There's also the minor technicality that USCIS won't let you in the country with only a one way ticket.
- vgurgov 16y ago
  Well in may case one way ticket was idiom of course. Get return ticket with open date, whatever. What i meant to say is that the world is open to smart entrepreneurs. Its rare talent thats welcomed everywhere. If you sure that on some reason you cant do something in Manchester there is nothing to stop you from moving to anywhere from China to US. Problems with US "immigration" for entrepreneurs are mostly overrated. In fact most of entreps dont need to immigrate until they "make it". Been there. Done that. If you really want - you can do that rather simply after making some research online. Not talking about getting citizenship or green card here(although its also quite double). Especially if you are from UK. So to me its a weak excuse, sorry. PS: Proof - even YC accept foreign teams without any hassle.
  - jwdunne 16y ago
    There is no I in team and having said that I'm having a very, very hard time in finding team members to work with. Emphasis on Salford. There are places in UK that are viable for startups but Salford is just not one of them. The issue here is that I don't have enough money to move yet, so it's not entirely a weak excuse.

philbarr 16y ago

You're kidding right? Manchester's heaving with activity. Just look at CWJobs (ok, I know that's different to startups, but it shows dev activity in the area). Also, I live 40 miles north of you in Preston, and there's very little here. Doesn't stop me dreaming of my own startup one day. That said, my excuse is: Before I got into software dev I tried to get into the music business. Unfortunately, that's much more about salesmanship than it is about music - you have to convince bar owners and club owners to put you on, you have to advertise your gig, you have to try and make a profit and pay your band, rent a van, etc. etc. It put me off being a musician (that and arrogant singers/drummers :) ). I don't want to be put off being a software dev too. I need some way of working past my disdain for that side of things. Then I'll be fit to start my own business.

jwdunne 16y ago
I know there's a lot of software/web development firms in and around Manchester but I've never actually found or heard of anything like the atmosphere that they have in Silicon Valley. Although, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'm hoping I'll find some friends at Manchester Uni when I get round to going.