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I'd be a little concerned that you're abandoning the network you've built in SF. I guess it depends on the business you're starting, but when I co-founded my co
by MicahWedemeyer 14y ago
I'd be a little concerned that you're abandoning the network you've built in SF. I guess it depends on the business you're starting, but when I co-founded my consulting company, all of our initial clients came from my existing network.
- tptacek 14y agoIt's true. Now that he's wandered into a snowy wasteland from which nobody ever emerges, surely his San Francisco network will never get in touch with him again; even if they could (I guess there's always telegraphs and morse code here?), they'll be afraid of catching Yetis from him. Chicago has Yetis like NYC and SF have bedbugs.
- danielweber 14y agoI seriously had problems with my slowly but strongly built network when I moved from Boston to Charlotte. I still have plenty of references and people I can ask for help and technical problems, but in terms of finding permanent jobs or consulting gigs, location matters.
- fourspace 14y agoHey, fellow Charlottean here! I've found a similar situation here, where my SF network still exists but isn't quite as useful as it was when I was living there.
- danielzarick 14y agoI used to live in Chicago and have a very strong network there. I actually grew my network in Chicago while not living there because I continued to work on good things and by being active on the internet. I expect that the same thing will happen with my SF network as I move back to Chicago. It all depends on how you interact with those people. If they are actually strong connections, which mine are, then you will not lose them by being in another city. They will also want to stay connected to you even though you are gone.