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Ask HN: Which Has Better Tech Scene - Baltimore Vs DC Vs VA?

3 points by davidsmith8900 13y ago

Please which one is better?

skram 13y ago
What are you looking for? entrepreneurial support, engineering jobs, what? I've lived in DC and now in NoVA.
- davidsmith8900 13y ago
  - Im looking for ntrepreneurial support and funding. Is NoVA cheaper and better than DC? Thank you for responding skram. I appreciate it.
  - skram 13y ago
    I moved to NoVA for more space and ended up paying more than I was in DC but I wasn't looking for the cheapest place possible. Anywhere on the outskirts of the Metro will be less expensive than downtown. If you plan on having a car, than off-Metro might work for you. NoVA, DC, and MD all have entrepreneurial support etc. but my unscientific observation is that MD and DC have more than VA.. but it will depend on your sector and need. You can contact me via my HN profile if you want to chat. I mostly dabble in the health IT sector.
    - davidsmith8900 13y ago
      Okay thank you skram. I really apprciate your time and patience. You could've spend your time doing something else but you took the time to respond to my question and I appreciate that.
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rodw 13y ago
I can't say I'm particularly plugged-in to the DC-area startup scene, but there seem to be some fairly localized pockets of activity (in the Herdon VA area, parts of the District, Silver Spring MD, etc.) If you are interested in living relatively cheaply and working most of the time, you might look into the area around Dulles, but you won't have all the amenities you might expect from an urban area (little or no public transportation, limited walkability, relative homogeneity, etc.) but you could certainly drive to a nearby strip-mall to work at a pleasant enough coffee shop or to a moderately isolated office park to work in your rented office space. On slight tangential note there is a DC-area HN meetup group (http://hackernewsdc.org/ http://hackernewsdc.org/).
- davidsmith8900 13y ago
  - Thank you so much rodw for that link. I really appreciate it. I'll check it out.
  - skram 13y ago
    Yup, Dulles is definitely less costly than on-Metro living. If you go with VA, check out http://www.cit.org/ http://www.cit.org/.
    - davidsmith8900 13y ago
      - Okay, skram I will check out this website as well. Have A Good Friday & Great Weekend.

Please which one is better?

skram 13y ago

What are you looking for? entrepreneurial support, engineering jobs, what? I've lived in DC and now in NoVA.

davidsmith8900 13y ago
- Im looking for ntrepreneurial support and funding. Is NoVA cheaper and better than DC? Thank you for responding skram. I appreciate it.
- skram 13y ago
  I moved to NoVA for more space and ended up paying more than I was in DC but I wasn't looking for the cheapest place possible. Anywhere on the outskirts of the Metro will be less expensive than downtown. If you plan on having a car, than off-Metro might work for you. NoVA, DC, and MD all have entrepreneurial support etc. but my unscientific observation is that MD and DC have more than VA.. but it will depend on your sector and need. You can contact me via my HN profile if you want to chat. I mostly dabble in the health IT sector.
  - davidsmith8900 13y ago
    Okay thank you skram. I really apprciate your time and patience. You could've spend your time doing something else but you took the time to respond to my question and I appreciate that.

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rodw 13y ago

I can't say I'm particularly plugged-in to the DC-area startup scene, but there seem to be some fairly localized pockets of activity (in the Herdon VA area, parts of the District, Silver Spring MD, etc.) If you are interested in living relatively cheaply and working most of the time, you might look into the area around Dulles, but you won't have all the amenities you might expect from an urban area (little or no public transportation, limited walkability, relative homogeneity, etc.) but you could certainly drive to a nearby strip-mall to work at a pleasant enough coffee shop or to a moderately isolated office park to work in your rented office space. On slight tangential note there is a DC-area HN meetup group (http://hackernewsdc.org/ http://hackernewsdc.org/).

davidsmith8900 13y ago
- Thank you so much rodw for that link. I really appreciate it. I'll check it out.
- skram 13y ago
  Yup, Dulles is definitely less costly than on-Metro living. If you go with VA, check out http://www.cit.org/ http://www.cit.org/.
  - davidsmith8900 13y ago
    - Okay, skram I will check out this website as well. Have A Good Friday & Great Weekend.