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There's a difference between being defensive about where you are not located, and actively promoting your favored location. I was born, raised and still live in

by jcr 16y ago

There's a difference between being defensive about where you are not located, and actively promoting your favored location. I was born, raised and still live in the Silicon Valley, but even a remote simpleton like me knows how cool tech can be in Austin TX... http://geekaustin.org/ http://geekaustin.org/ http://sdf.lonestar.org/ http://sdf.lonestar.org/ As for startup stuff going on in Austin, from JUST today's reading I noticed the following being in Austin: http://blog.asmartbear.com http://blog.asmartbear.com http://wpengine.com/ http://wpengine.com/ http://www.capitalthought.com/ http://www.capitalthought.com/ I'll still prefer my home over yours, but your home is also pretty sweet (and worth bragging about).

StavrosK 16y ago
As far as I'm concerned, you all have it easy. Try running a startup from a remote town in Greece!
- dbrannan 16y ago
  Try Alaska. I keep getting phone calls at 4 AM several times a month.
  - jnovek 16y ago
    OK, you guys both win.
  - foxylad 16y ago
    That's nothing! When I were a lad, we ran our startup from Arrowtown in the heart of New Zealand's Southern Alps - and we still do! www.schoolconferences.com
    - norbu09 16y ago
      ok, you won, Wellington is clearly less remote than Arrowtown. iWantMyName is based in NZ and we love it. I see the valley not as a requirement to be a successful startup "in the US".
      - jcr 16y ago
        Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatHLHG2uGY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatHLHG2uGY
      - veb 16y ago
        Pfffft. Dunedin is where it's at!
      - StavrosK 16y ago
        Nothing's a requirement, they just raise your chances of success.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Yeah, but it's Alaska. Walk a mile and you cross two time zones.