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Strongly disagree. Seattle has distractions. SF has distractions. Any city with population > 200,00 has its share of distractions. Might be booze, and parties,

by donohoe 15y ago

Strongly disagree. Seattle has distractions. SF has distractions. Any city with population > 200,00 has its share of distractions. Might be booze, and parties, or it might be hiking and the outdoors. I lived and worked in NYC for 10 years. Bankers? Yeah, a big part of the citys blood. However they were always secondary to the tech scene which was primarily startup and media. The reported advantages of NYC - such as the ability to just roll into the offices of media or advertising companies or fashion houses, so you can cut deals with them - are largely myths. Nope. Seen it first hand. It happens from my viewpoint, not sure how prolific but not a 'myth'

avree 15y ago
As someone who's lived on both coasts, I think that the major difference between NY and SF 'distractions' is that the West Coast distractions are generally more 'related' to tech. When I go out to any random bar in SOMA, I'm likely to meet mainly tech/startup people. It's a very insular community. In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are.
- po 15y ago
  In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are. I think you can make an argument that as internet technology takes a larger roll in people's lives and becomes more mainstream, having a diversity of skills in your company will become more necessary as well.
dr_ 15y ago
Bankers were secondary to the tech scene? Maybe for a couple of years in the dot com era, but otherwise I'm not sure which NYC you are referring to. We are not just talking >200K, we are talking 8-9 million people, a mix of bankers, media folk, fashion folk, diplomats, tech companies, and the usual realtors, doctors and lawyers found in most cities. That's a big mix, and makes it difficult to stand out.

by donohoe 15y ago

avree 15y ago

As someone who's lived on both coasts, I think that the major difference between NY and SF 'distractions' is that the West Coast distractions are generally more 'related' to tech. When I go out to any random bar in SOMA, I'm likely to meet mainly tech/startup people. It's a very insular community. In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are.

po 15y ago
In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are. I think you can make an argument that as internet technology takes a larger roll in people's lives and becomes more mainstream, having a diversity of skills in your company will become more necessary as well.

dr_ 15y ago

Bankers were secondary to the tech scene? Maybe for a couple of years in the dot com era, but otherwise I'm not sure which NYC you are referring to. We are not just talking >200K, we are talking 8-9 million people, a mix of bankers, media folk, fashion folk, diplomats, tech companies, and the usual realtors, doctors and lawyers found in most cities. That's a big mix, and makes it difficult to stand out.