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I've seen some cool companies and some badass people come out of Des Moines. Don't knock it.
by jsonne 13y ago
I've seen some cool companies and some badass people come out of Des Moines. Don't knock it.
- brudgers 13y agoMy wife's family is from Iowa, but nobody would mistake Des Moines for the city that never sleeps. Even its most fervent partisans. That's the way analogies work.
- joonix 13y agoSilicon Valley is one big, dark, empty sleepy suburb at night. I don't think the liveliness of street culture has anything to do with a city's status as a tech hub. Personally I would want to be in Des Moines if I was selling agriculture software, or something like that. Parent's startup deals with journalism, perhaps better off in NYC. SV is not the end-all, be-all for everyone, especially since Parent is bootstrapping and the VC ecosystem means nothing to him.
- austenallred 13y agoJournalism - kind of, depending on your definition of journalism. And it's not a media play, it's a hard technology play, so SV is a better fit.
- jsonne 13y agoDes Moines is big for financials. Specifically insurance.
- brudgers 13y agoIf you're young and a dancer, New York offers a high number of opportunities because there is a critical mass. Silicon Valley is analogous in regard to software startups. Des Moines may be great for soybean biotech, but that ain't the fellow's business - nor is it a young person's game. Obviously, neither is insurance. Sleeping in a Civic isn't my cup of tea - I'd need at least a Grand Caravan - but that doesn't make it wrong for everyone. And a young person can wind up living in their car despite playing to expectations and not pursuing their dreams. That and short is just the way life is.