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It's great to see Scotland mentioned here on HN. For a country with a rich, celebrated history of inventions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_

It's great to see Scotland mentioned here on HN. For a country with a rich, celebrated history of inventions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_and_discove...), it would be wonderful if we could eventually see a start-up culture like they have in NY/SF. Can we please not call it Silicon Glen though? -- Edit: As a developer from Glasgow I find it hard to find interesting start-ups. If any happen to be reading, I'd love to hear from you: <shamelessPlug>http://martinw.net http://martinw.net </shamelessPlug>

ktizo 14y ago
Can we please not call it Silicon Glen though? too late, I'm afraid - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen
- justincormack 14y ago
  That's not where the startups are it dates back many years.
  - ktizo 14y ago
    It is generally where the startups are, but only because it also just describes the area where ~90% of the people in Scotland live.
jarofgreen 14y ago
> Can we please not call it Silicon Glen though? How about this? :-) http://www.scotsman.com/business/technology/internet-start-up-community-the-dawning-of-a-new-age-in-edinbrgh-1-2359389 http://www.scotsman.com/business/technology/internet-start-u... "A NEW technology strip, dubbed the “Silicon bridges”, is emerging in the centre of Edinburgh as the city becomes a hotspot for internet start-ups." (Although I'm amused to see they still haven't corrected the typo in the place name in the headline.) > Edit: As a developer from Glasgow I find it hard to find interesting start-ups. Try hanging out at the tech events around town <shamelessPlug> - see details on http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php (Disclaimer: that's my project).</shamelessPlug>
ngildea 14y ago
I work at www.metaforic.com -- we're based in Glasgow.
gordonguthrie 14y ago
There's lots of startups. A good place to start would be the Scottish Lean Circle https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/edleanstartup https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum...

ktizo 14y ago

Can we please not call it Silicon Glen though? too late, I'm afraid - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen

justincormack 14y ago
That's not where the startups are it dates back many years.
- ktizo 14y ago
  It is generally where the startups are, but only because it also just describes the area where ~90% of the people in Scotland live.

jarofgreen 14y ago

> Can we please not call it Silicon Glen though? How about this? :-) http://www.scotsman.com/business/technology/internet-start-up-community-the-dawning-of-a-new-age-in-edinbrgh-1-2359389 http://www.scotsman.com/business/technology/internet-start-u... "A NEW technology strip, dubbed the “Silicon bridges”, is emerging in the centre of Edinburgh as the city becomes a hotspot for internet start-ups." (Although I'm amused to see they still haven't corrected the typo in the place name in the headline.) > Edit: As a developer from Glasgow I find it hard to find interesting start-ups. Try hanging out at the tech events around town <shamelessPlug> - see details on http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php (Disclaimer: that's my project).</shamelessPlug>

ngildea 14y ago

I work at www.metaforic.com -- we're based in Glasgow.

gordonguthrie 14y ago

There's lots of startups. A good place to start would be the Scottish Lean Circle https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/edleanstartup https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum...