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Serious question that is actually very related: if you had to move to a foreign country and work on your internet start up, where would you move? Why?
by fallentimes 18y ago
Serious question that is actually very related: if you had to move to a foreign country and work on your internet start up, where would you move? Why?
- krschultz 18y agoNew Zealand - why - because it is gorgeous. Don't know if it is any good for business though.
- iamah 18y agoIts number 2 according to cnn http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/smallbusiness/0809/gallery.best_countries_for_business.smb/2.html http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/smallbusiness/0809/galle...
- ashu 18y agoYour question should be an independent Ask YC thread. I want to know the answers too. (and I have none!)
- fallentimes 18y agoAll you; I've been a post whore this week. I don't want people to get sick of me :P.
- helveticaman 18y agoChile, because it is a capitalist country. Costs are similar to India, but the weather is Californian and taxes are really low. Still, though, SV is a better choice. Don't move to Chile to start up.
- fallentimes 18y agoI'm asking in case it ends up not being the best choice in the future :). Also, giving 40% of one's earnings to the government is _always_ unacceptable. So hopefully that never happens here.
- Raphael 18y agoI was under the impression that Chile is socialist.
- huherto 18y agoNo, it is not. Chile had a socialist president 40 years ago. He was overthrown by a military coup in Sep 11, 1973 (note the date) Now days, Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations.
- razzmataz 18y agoThey have a left-leaning woman for a president, though.
- helveticaman 18y agoThis is true. However, this does not mean the country has a lot more laissez-faire than any other in the Americas. I don't know why this is the case, but I know that it is the case.
- run4yourlives 18y agoAny of the Scandinavian countries, especially Denmark. They seem to know what they are doing in more ways than one.
- fallentimes 18y agoWhat are your thoughts on their high taxes?
- run4yourlives 18y agoAs a Canadian, I think you Americans obsess about tax rates far too much. Sure they pay high taxes, but they also pay next to nothing for health care, schools, they get FREE university, etc etc. Point being it balances out. Add to that that they have a business friendly environment, land access to the rest of the EU and are big free trade lovers and you've got a pretty good place to settle.
- fallentimes 18y agoIt has nothing to do with me being an American; that just so happened to be where I was randomly spawned. It has everything to do with government's indisputable inefficiency due to a lack of competition.
- run4yourlives 18y agoIt has everything to do with government's indisputable inefficiency due to a lack of competition. Your views on the world and government are inherent to where you were "randomly spawned", since they are inherent to the environment and culture you've been exposed to. My comment was by no means an insult, just an observation.
- fallentimes 18y agoFair enough, but views and opinions are a product of many things, not just environment and culture. Additionally, my view on big government has been proven many times empirically; it's more fact than view. Most of them just don't have any incentive to improve, which I understand. This: "Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it." is one of my favorite quotes :). I'd argue it isn't a very "American" thing to say, but who knows. Ironically, Shaw was a socialist.
- felipe 18y agoChina. As a matter of fact, I am learning Mandarin right now and I am planning to move from Silicon Valley to somewhere in China in a few years. The book "Silicon Dragon" is a fascinating read.