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If you are interested in tech, Ann Arbor is really the place to be in Michigan. Lots of startups and also a great university. Some areas of Detroit are OK, bu
by rick888 15y ago
If you are interested in tech, Ann Arbor is really the place to be in Michigan. Lots of startups and also a great university.
Some areas of Detroit are OK, but if you don't know your way around, it can get real bad real fast. I know at least three people that got robbed at gunpoint in the last couple of months.
- SwellJoe 15y agoI hit the road to see the world that isn't involved in technology. I was in Mountain View, CA, when I moved into the motorhome. I wanted to escape the tech echo chamber for a while. I mostly seek out interesting music and America's remaining wild places. So, I went from Detroit (which has a great music scene, all things considered), to Mammoth Cave National Park, to Nashville. My next stop is Austin. If there happens to be technology, or a conference that's useful to my business, on the way, I'll get involved...but, mostly I'm trying to achieve an appropriate work-life balance, that doesn't revolve around tech. Ann Arbor sounds nice, and I know Google has a sizable office there, but it's not high on my list of places to visit (no music scene to speak of, no wild places). If one had to start a tech company in Michigan, I reckon that would be the place to do it. But, why start a tech company in Michigan, at all?
- RandallBrown 15y agoAnn Arbor definitely has a music scene. I wasn't in to it, but I know it existed. I believe the blind pig is pretty famous http://www.blindpigmusic.com/ http://www.blindpigmusic.com/