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According to doing bussiness you shouldn't move at all: http://www.doingbusiness.org/Rankings http://www.doingbusiness.org/Rankings Maybe New Zealand but I don

by daliusd 16y ago

According to doing bussiness you shouldn't move at all: http://www.doingbusiness.org/Rankings http://www.doingbusiness.org/Rankings Maybe New Zealand but I don't know anything about hackers culture there. I guess Australia might be better choice here (at least I know one Australian hacker while I live in Eastern Europe). You can estimate other proposals by looking at "doing bussiness" list. Estonia (24th in list) most probably is good choice as well but it is really cold there. Here in Lithuania (26th in list) winters are cold sometimes and Estonia is north from us.

CaptainDecisive 16y ago
New Zealand could be a good option for you. 1) Broadband speeds are good although maybe a little pricey by global standards (eg $55/month for cable, $60/month for ADSL. FYI 1 NZD ~ 1 SGD). The main cities (which generally implies Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) have good universities and IT jobs. Also IT jobs pay well (that's compared to other local jobs, NZ salaries in general are lower than other larger western economies) 2) English is one of the official languages. 3) I dont know your age but there's a new Silver Fern visa for skilled migrants under 35 which allows you to move to NZ without a job offer (http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/silverfern/default.htm http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/silverfer...). With IT skills you should qualify for standard Skilled Migrant visas too. 4) New Zealand has a maritime climate (Köppen Cfb ie not too cold and not too hot) so is much cooler than Singapore. The country runs north - south so there's pleanty of variation in temperature. The main cities all get just over 2000 sunshine hours which is about the same as Singapore. However the rainfall of Auckland and Wellington is 40% less than Singapore and Christchurch is 60% less. 5) Kiwis have long admired those who have a go at starting their own company and take on the big fish. And as daliusd mentions it's easy to start a company. 6) Also there's plenty of easy direct flights from Singapore to New Zealand.
- donaq 16y ago
  Thanks for the information. I've been mostly considering New Zealand and Canada before posting this thread. I am beginning to like the sound of New Zealand more and more. :)
tstyle 16y ago
Quiet depressing(but not surprising) to see that China, the country that I'm doing a start-up in, is ranked 89th. Thanks for the link though ^^
- daliusd 16y ago
  Oh, don't worry about that. That list is more for foreign investor while it is good to understand how your country looks in general. While my country is listed 26th only in recent years situation has improved.

by daliusd 16y ago

CaptainDecisive 16y ago

New Zealand could be a good option for you. 1) Broadband speeds are good although maybe a little pricey by global standards (eg $55/month for cable, $60/month for ADSL. FYI 1 NZD ~ 1 SGD). The main cities (which generally implies Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) have good universities and IT jobs. Also IT jobs pay well (that's compared to other local jobs, NZ salaries in general are lower than other larger western economies) 2) English is one of the official languages. 3) I dont know your age but there's a new Silver Fern visa for skilled migrants under 35 which allows you to move to NZ without a job offer (http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/silverfern/default.htm http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/silverfer...). With IT skills you should qualify for standard Skilled Migrant visas too. 4) New Zealand has a maritime climate (Köppen Cfb ie not too cold and not too hot) so is much cooler than Singapore. The country runs north - south so there's pleanty of variation in temperature. The main cities all get just over 2000 sunshine hours which is about the same as Singapore. However the rainfall of Auckland and Wellington is 40% less than Singapore and Christchurch is 60% less. 5) Kiwis have long admired those who have a go at starting their own company and take on the big fish. And as daliusd mentions it's easy to start a company. 6) Also there's plenty of easy direct flights from Singapore to New Zealand.

donaq 16y ago
Thanks for the information. I've been mostly considering New Zealand and Canada before posting this thread. I am beginning to like the sound of New Zealand more and more. :)

tstyle 16y ago

Quiet depressing(but not surprising) to see that China, the country that I'm doing a start-up in, is ranked 89th. Thanks for the link though ^^

daliusd 16y ago
Oh, don't worry about that. That list is more for foreign investor while it is good to understand how your country looks in general. While my country is listed 26th only in recent years situation has improved.