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Portland is basically where San Francisco was at 20 years ago. In terms of a tech hub, the only thing missing is a stronger university presence.
by dailo10 15y ago
Portland is basically where San Francisco was at 20 years ago.
In terms of a tech hub, the only thing missing is a stronger university presence.
- Pakourama 15y agoLOL, no
- dminor 15y agoThe Bay Area had many large defense contractors employing a lot of engineers. I don't think that should be underestimated.
- harryh 15y agoThis is not true. There is a history of technology entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley going back (at least) 60 years. There are a great many pieces of human infrastructure that exist in SF that do not exist in Portland from the largest collection of technology VCs & Angels in the world, to lawyers that understand corporate structure and stock options, to bankers that understand IPOs, and of course thousands and thousands of engineers. A 20 year difference if a vast understatement.
- al3x 15y agoEven though I guess I'm supposed to be the one sticking up for Portland in these comments, I have to agree with this. I don't think Portland or any other city is likely to be the next Silicon Valley. I also don't think that's a bad thing for some types of businesses.