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The US isn't the only place to start something, try Berlin and say goodbye to any visa problems. Top 5 reasons why you should move to Berlin, now: 1. Lowest l
by urgeio 14y ago
The US isn't the only place to start something, try Berlin and say goodbye to any visa problems.
Top 5 reasons why you should move to Berlin, now:
1. Lowest livings costs with highest quality of living. Stay in gorgeous, perfectly renovated apartments in pre-WWII residential buildings with high ceilings, right in the middle of the center and pay a fraction of costs of any other capital (even cheaper than any Eastern European capital). No need for a car—Berlin has one of the densest subway nets and wide streets make biking fun.
2. A vibrant and fast growing ecosystem of smart people. A vast number of new software talents, founders, software companies and VCs are moving to Berlin, every day (Twitter, Google, Soundcloud, Early Bird and many more).
3. People here are open-minded, outgoing, mix well and international—no need to learn German, everyone speaks English! Making new friends is a matter of days. Visit tons of networking and startup events, every week.
4. Easy work permissions—Europeans do not need any and can work from day one and the rest applies for the hassle-free Blue Card.
5. Berlin's night life is unmatched, huge and changing every day (plus ridiculously cheap). Berlin has got some of the most dazzling, naughty, and original clubs on the face of the Earth.
Berlin is calling and getting the new tech hub of Europe. If you are passionate about building great software, we’d love to talk with you. If you don't live in Berlin yet, we could help to fix that.
=> http://urge.io/jobs http://urge.io/jobs (shameless plug)
- tomjen3 14y agoI wouldn't want to start a company in Germany, but I wouldn't mind working there. I like Berlin though I would hate to help pay the bailout money for Greece.
- arjunnarayan 14y agoWhy can't you just start a Delaware C-Corp and build it out from Berlin?
- enra 14y agoProbably you would still need to start a German subsidiary if you want to lease, hire or otherwise act as a company in German.
- wisty 14y agoGreece has a population of about 11 million. That's slightly (20%) more than the population of Michigan, capital Detroit. Let's not pretend that US taxpayers aren't bailing out anyone.
- Agathos 14y agoWhat's your attitude to starting a company in the USA? The Greek bailout is puny next to the projected Medicare deficit. Then add Social Security, state and local pensions...
- dfc 14y agoThe medicare deficit? How much do you think the "medicare deficit" is?
- nollidge 14y agoAre you speaking in absolute terms or per capita?
- njs12345 14y agoDefense budget..
- tomjen3 14y agoI would love to. Can't really get a visa though. I don't mind bailing out medicare or SS. I just don't want to transfer my work to somebody who will shit on me for doing it and then use the funds to pay people who call me evil.
- tomjen3 14y agoAlso that is possibly the worst job page if you want to attract talent that isn't used to living in Berlin and/or don't know urge.io (hint you have to sell the candidate on the idea).
- taroth 14y agoYou are painting a rosy picture of entrepreneurial life in Berlin. That's fine, but entrepreneurship in Germany has several downsides including: -Less VC funding -Regulations make it distinctly harder and more expensive to fire employees -A less risk-tolerant culture -A completely different mindset around "misses" - if your business fails once, you are labelled as a failure and will have a harder time getting support and funding in the future. The economist had a touchstone article on this, which appeared on HN the other day: http://www.economist.com/node/21559618 http://www.economist.com/node/21559618
- anuraj 14y agoWhat about language problem? And investor Eco system? These are important considerations for entrepreneurs.
- anonimo 14y ago> The US isn't the only place to start something, try Berlin and say goodbye to any visa problems. Really? AFAIK anyone who's not an EU citizen still needs to get a visa before moving there. And most companies won't hire someone who doesn't live there.
- photorized 14y agoPlus, they seem to love clones in Germany. :)