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Why do you need to start a company in the Valley when two mega-corps (Amazon, Microsoft) have already shown that you can succeed outside of the valley? The hug
by 40acres 8y ago
Why do you need to start a company in the Valley when two mega-corps (Amazon, Microsoft) have already shown that you can succeed outside of the valley?
The huge companies are already starting to branch out (Amazon in NYC/DC, Apple in Austin, FB/Google in NYC) and ecosystems will be built around these hubs.
Not only that but there are a variety of other hubs in the nation that are in close proximity to elite technology schools (Pittsburgh, Boston). The talent is definitely there, the VC infrastructure may be lacking but you're telling me Marc Andressen won't hop in his private jet to meet with a promising founder?
- ghaff 8y agoIt's also somewhat of a bias that tech = "whatever Silicon Valley does." While there is a fair amount of that tech in e.g. Boston/Cambridge as well, you also have way more biotech/pharma than exists in SV.