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Thats a really good point. Boston, Chicago, and Pittsburg meet the research university criteria. Perhaps a tech center needs temperate weather (hard to convince

Thats a really good point. Boston, Chicago, and Pittsburg meet the research university criteria. Perhaps a tech center needs temperate weather (hard to convince a new grad to move to Pittsburg vs moving to Austin of Bay Area)? In that case, Atlanta has the weather going for it.

lotsofpulp 6y ago
The humidity knocks it down a few notches though, in my opinion.
burnthrow 6y ago
Boston is a major tech hub.
- meddlepal 6y ago
  I mentioned this in a different comment. Its a major tech hub, but not in a way that would be apparent to your average HN software dev. Boston/Cambridge is THE bioengineering hub of the US.
  - ghaff 6y ago
    Yeah. SV gets defined mostly as the hub for the sort of tech that it's the hub for. Which is more than a bit self-referential.
    - Apocryphon 6y ago
      To be fair, SV is also a biotech hub.
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ryanchants 6y ago
As a developer in Chicago, I think it's because the finance sector sucks up a lot of the talent, and it's less known for marquee non-finance companies. The city has struggled to promote our tech scene. The company I work for participates in UIUC's City Scholars program[0]. If you work for a company in Chicago, push for them to participate. It introduces the students to Chicago's tech scene. 0: https://cityscholars.engineering.illinois.edu/ https://cityscholars.engineering.illinois.edu/
- toomuchtodo 6y ago
  To add to your point, I was made aware of a tech role at a financial firm in downtown Chicago (dev, infra, and infosec experience required); $300k-$400k total comp. Can't compete against that if you're in Chicago and only sourcing Chicago talent.
  - selectodude 6y ago
    Citadel is basically a vacuum cleaner for top-end talent.
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    - jstepka 6y ago
      google is the same. we all win with the services and products these companies offer, and that's why they can do that.
ghaff 6y ago
I hate weather in the southeast generally. I'll take a northern city hands down.
Hydraulix989 6y ago
Pittsburgh has an -h at the end.

lotsofpulp 6y ago

The humidity knocks it down a few notches though, in my opinion.

burnthrow 6y ago

Boston is a major tech hub.

meddlepal 6y ago
I mentioned this in a different comment. Its a major tech hub, but not in a way that would be apparent to your average HN software dev. Boston/Cambridge is THE bioengineering hub of the US.
- ghaff 6y ago
  Yeah. SV gets defined mostly as the hub for the sort of tech that it's the hub for. Which is more than a bit self-referential.
  - Apocryphon 6y ago
    To be fair, SV is also a biotech hub.
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ryanchants 6y ago

As a developer in Chicago, I think it's because the finance sector sucks up a lot of the talent, and it's less known for marquee non-finance companies. The city has struggled to promote our tech scene. The company I work for participates in UIUC's City Scholars program[0]. If you work for a company in Chicago, push for them to participate. It introduces the students to Chicago's tech scene. 0: https://cityscholars.engineering.illinois.edu/ https://cityscholars.engineering.illinois.edu/

toomuchtodo 6y ago
To add to your point, I was made aware of a tech role at a financial firm in downtown Chicago (dev, infra, and infosec experience required); $300k-$400k total comp. Can't compete against that if you're in Chicago and only sourcing Chicago talent.
- selectodude 6y ago
  Citadel is basically a vacuum cleaner for top-end talent.
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  - jstepka 6y ago
    google is the same. we all win with the services and products these companies offer, and that's why they can do that.

ghaff 6y ago

I hate weather in the southeast generally. I'll take a northern city hands down.

Hydraulix989 6y ago

Pittsburgh has an -h at the end.