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Vermont is a wonderful natural bucolic place to live. Unfortunately, I discovered the hard way that the problem they are trying to solve is likely far more int

by toss1 8y ago

Vermont is a wonderful natural bucolic place to live. Unfortunately, I discovered the hard way that the problem they are trying to solve is likely far more intractable than that program. I co-founded a software/networking biz in VT some years ago. We really thought it was great, loved the lifestyle -- e.g., literally step out the door at lunch for a run or mtn bike in the woods, or walking meetings in the fields or woods -- just awesome! We thought it'd be easy to convince others to come up and grow with us. Wrong. Ultimately had to move to north of Boston, then grew & sold. I really wish more people would 'get it', but it just didn't work that way. Seeing that socialization seems paradoxically more city-oriented now despite far better connectivity tech, I'm even less optimistic now about it. I really hope I'm wrong and they can kickstart a tech-in-the-woods common lifestyle... and at least with this program, a few dozen people will enjoy some great years there!

DFHippie 8y ago
Try one of the towns along the southern Connecticut River valley. You're a couple of hours from Boston. You can take the train the NYC. You have urban/college town amenities and culture if you want it. You can walk to nature if you want it. The schools are good. The traffic is good.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
  I lived in one of those towns before moving to Minnesota. It's nice, but not even close to the same thing.
- Dirlewanger 8y ago
  CT is experiencing a similar flight of taxpayers (particularly milliennials). Companies that have been there for decades are leaving for other states. Hartford is on life support and verging on bankruptcy. CT is not the place for starting a modern tech company.
Jimpulse 8y ago
People are attracted to that lifestyle, unfortunately Vermont is missing a few pieces of the puzzle. Tons of people are moving to Denver and the surrounding cities where you get access to nature with the upside of still being close to major city.

by toss1 8y ago

DFHippie 8y ago

Try one of the towns along the southern Connecticut River valley. You're a couple of hours from Boston. You can take the train the NYC. You have urban/college town amenities and culture if you want it. You can walk to nature if you want it. The schools are good. The traffic is good.

HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
I lived in one of those towns before moving to Minnesota. It's nice, but not even close to the same thing.
Dirlewanger 8y ago
CT is experiencing a similar flight of taxpayers (particularly milliennials). Companies that have been there for decades are leaving for other states. Hartford is on life support and verging on bankruptcy. CT is not the place for starting a modern tech company.

Jimpulse 8y ago

People are attracted to that lifestyle, unfortunately Vermont is missing a few pieces of the puzzle. Tons of people are moving to Denver and the surrounding cities where you get access to nature with the upside of still being close to major city.