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I think I read recently that the VC money invested in Boston-area is about 1/4th that of Silicon Valley. (For "IT" tech, not biotech.) I like how Scott Kirsner
by champion 19y ago
I think I read recently that the VC money invested in Boston-area is about 1/4th that of Silicon Valley. (For "IT" tech, not biotech.)
I like how Scott Kirsner, Globe reporter, compared it to the Red Sox vs. Yankees rivarly. The Sox have a huge budget compared to most teams, except the Yankees. And while the Sox have a complex about the Yankees, the Yankees barely know their is a rivalry. Can't go wrong with Red Sox analogies ;-)
- aston 19y agoThe Yankees don't know there's a rivalry? You're kidding yourself. If you've been to a Sox/Yankees game in either Boston or the Bronx, you know the hate is mutual.
- ivankirigin 19y agoI lived in NYC for 2 years and have been in Boston for 3. New Yorkers care much less about the RedSox than Bostonians care about the Yankees. Similarly, I have to agree with the grandparent that people in the valley don't think about Boston much. But this navel-gazing turns me off. If you're working on a startup and want to live in Boston, just forget it and get to work. Pining for a better environment is very different than building it.
- far33d 19y agoThat's because bostonians care about the redsox way more than newyorkers care about the yankees. WAY more.
- ivankirigin 19y agoI can believe that.
- davidw 19y ago+1 for an end to navel gazing and getting down to work.