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Ask HN: Where should I locate my startup to find the best EE talent?
Hi all,
I'm in the process of forming a company which will develop a new kind of medical imaging device. We have a good idea of our market and have a pre-clinical sales channel in mind, but we need very good people with backgrounds in EE (particularly analogue electronics) to take the development forward. I'm based in London but suspect there is a lack of talent here, particularly in the field of analogue electronics: I'm currently based in one of the top EE university departments in the country. The best post-grads want to do post-docs or switch industry entirely, while the undergrads do not have the level of skills I need (unless they are a truly exceptional student).
Assuming I am free to locate my company anywhere that has the right skill base, where would you suggest?
- brudgers 8y agoHuntsville, Alabama.
- tompccs 8y agoNot sure if you're joking but they do seem to have a lot of STEM industry based around NASA and defence contracts.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- brudgers 8y agoNot joking. Huntsville's engineering culture is usually dated to Von Braun. It actually goes back to the TVA before the war. Engineering and technical culture is a principle part of its identity. Not ancillary to industries like banking or agriculture or mining. It's benchmarks are at the Saturn V and Hubble level. Huntsville is chock full of experienced engineers and technical staff. Its engineering cadre is able to work with regard to regulations and specifications. There's a lot of NASA and military contracting because NASA and the military have major technical facilities in Huntsville. Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal respectively. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Space_Flight_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Space_Flight_Center