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Yes I can see the value of an open attitude towards web startup would help you hire or partner. And if you are trying to solve a technology problem, you also ha
by tspare 16y ago
Yes I can see the value of an open attitude towards web startup would help you hire or partner. And if you are trying to solve a technology problem, you also have an easier time to reach your target customer (other techies). But if your web startup is not tech focused (i.e e-commerce, b2c), does the valley really help you any more in getting traction by growing your user base?
- greg_holsclaw 16y agoUser based growth, I would say no, the valley doesn't help grow that base is not tech focused. But word of mouth exposure, and the possibility of doing face to faces with potential experienced engineers/managers that you want to join, If you already have all the pieces for partners, and your user base is dispersed, and you don't need capital for growth, then headquarter somewhere cheaper than the Valley (housing and office space can be half to a third the prices you pay here). Just look at zappos.com. They moved away from the Valley, partly to be in a customer service hub in Las Vegas, and partly because is was just play cheaper.
- Swizec 16y agoThing is, the valley has a really lovely concentration of early adopters. While there are lots of early adopters around here too, it's still different. Like for example, we're making an iPad app. Just because we're from Europe we were a few months behind people from The Valley simply by virtue of the iPad becoming available much later. No matter how much we try to hide from this fact, the web happens in the valley and "far from the eyes, far from the heart" rings all too true.