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My wife and I are sharing a similar setup and often find ourselves contemplating a move to Europe (currently we are based in SF). First one should nail down a t
by zinssmeister 14y ago
My wife and I are sharing a similar setup and often find ourselves contemplating a move to Europe (currently we are based in SF). First one should nail down a target city. We found Berlin to be the easiest market: cheap rent, many tech startups that hire english speakers. If I had to pick a second location I'd go with London or Frankfurt. To find work in Berlin you can tab into the startup scene, there are some blogs that cover job listings (e.g. http://berlinstartupjobs.com/ http://berlinstartupjobs.com/) or if you want something more traditional: monster.de. London has an interesting craigslist competitor called: gumtree.com that has some interesting job posts. And of course, like Berlin they also have curated startup job listings (e.g. http://workinstartups.com/ http://workinstartups.com/). To connected to recruiters (mostly in the UK like you said) I found linkedin and even more so xing.com to be a good destination.
- zobzu 14y agoid go to berlin instead just because its so much cheaper. london is extremely expensive, and so is frankfurt - yet it has many startups. (in fact most other cities that will be mentionned are much more expensive than berlin). Then again, SF is in the US, stuff cost a lot less except for housing, and you don't have the possible euro crash looking at you every week (oh yeah i know, you've the USD issues, but they aren't looking _as_ bad these days)
- zinssmeister 14y agoFrankfurt is still relatively cheap compared to London. But you are right, if you want cheap rent then Berlin is unbeatable. Also probably has a better startup scene than London at this point. (if that's what you are looking for)
- Markinhos 14y agomaybe some years ago Berlin was much cheaper, but rents are getting more expensive everyday. Still cheaper than London though.
- zinssmeister 14y agohow much is rent running these days for a 2 bedroom (3 ZKB)?
- Markinhos 14y agoI'd say 700€-100€. Here you can find some examples http://www.wg-gesucht.de/en/wohnungen-in-Berlin.8.2.0.0.html?filter=bb82c942bfed6d30db8c98b7164ad5b3cb6e9ce6 http://www.wg-gesucht.de/en/wohnungen-in-Berlin.8.2.0.0.html...
- zobzu 14y agoi don't really find that anything close to expensive btw :)
- ig1 14y agoI've lived in both Berlin and London, and while Berlin definitely has much cheaper rent and some great startups (Amen, Soundcloud, etc.) the London startup scene is still larger by an order of magnitude on pretty much any measure (number of startups, money raised, exits, etc.)