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> Probably because there are far fewer cool startups in NYC to compete for talent with. I know this is a silly argument, but unless you have some evidence, I w
by tricolon 14y ago
> Probably because there are far fewer cool startups in NYC to compete for talent with.
I know this is a silly argument, but unless you have some evidence, I would advise you to take that back. http://nytm.org/made-in-nyc/ http://nytm.org/made-in-nyc/
- encoderer 14y agoI don't really get your point. One Twitter or Facebook can hire as many engineers as 1/2 that list. To say nothing of other interesting, top-tier tech companies from which there's nearly a limitless need for more engineers. I have good friends who are good engineers in NYC, and I live here in SF. They had a ton of choices from digital agencies, finance companies, and myriad other places building line-of-business software. Here? Every experienced engineer I know with a LinkedIn gets several cold-inmails a month for startup & tech company opportunities. It's about density. The financial district in San Francisco can fit in about 1 block of lower Manhattan. And the startup community in NYC compares similarly to the startup community here -- which stretches 50 miles from San Jose to San Francisco and beyond.