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There is something that annoys me about comparing the US to Europe here. I feel that the world is going through a process of learning how to create tech compani
by kristiandupont 13y ago
There is something that annoys me about comparing the US to Europe here. I feel that the world is going through a process of learning how to create tech companies and that movement springs out of SF and SV. That is where the most innovation is taking place, in terms of technology and business development. The rest of the world, including the rest of the US, is following along and steadily catching up.
Being a member of the HN community for a while now has made me feel much more connected to this than was possible 5 years ago (I'm in Europe). In the co-working space where I work, everybody talks about lean startups, nodejs, go, etc. and a random discussion is basically indistinguishable from my few experiences in SF offices.
Now, when it comes to funding everybody knows that trying to do it locally is ridiculous if you don't have a good specific reason to do so, but this applies to major US cities as well, perhaps with NYC slowly catching up. I think this will change as well, as more and more entrepreneurs have succeeded by the SV model and go into investing themselves. It probably won't even out completely but I think it will become more uniform.