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Similar situation here in Madison (is there a name for us?). We are not looking for funding but if you do, you face a lot of investors who don't understand soft
by yesimahuman 14y ago
Similar situation here in Madison (is there a name for us?). We are not looking for funding but if you do, you face a lot of investors who don't understand software products, and the terms are much worse for the entrepreneur. This will just take time to change.
One big win other companies here have noted is finding great employees that stick around is easier here. There is a great university in Madison (that frankly sources many great developers for the valley) and it's just a matter of making people realize you can do cool stuff from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection.
I love the west coast, but right now I'd rather just travel there periodically and focus on my product here.
- jnazario 14y agoif i may throw out a name for tech startups in madison: silicon dairy.
- yesimahuman 14y agoI've never hard that before, honestly. It made me smile. ...though I hope it doesn't catch on :)
- jnazario 14y agoi grew up in iowa, i always enjoyed wisconsin and madison in particular. i have a fondness for the place, truly.
- 27182818284 14y agoYeah in the Midwest people tend to hold onto local things a little too much. You don't need to ditch it, but you don't need to make everything Hawkeye this or Husker that or Prairie this.
- yesimahuman 14y agoYea I agree. People take location very defensively, but people can be offensive about it, too. I'm a local of the internet, more than anything.