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How exactly would YC benefit from having an office in NC? Access to government contractors?
by m_ke 13y ago
How exactly would YC benefit from having an office in NC? Access to government contractors?
- aryastark 13y agoRaleigh? Access to students from NC State, Duke, and UNC Chapel Hill, all within a few miles. And of course... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle_Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle_Park It may completely shock some of you stuck in bubble land, but many people don't want to live in SV. Even for a day.
- tlb 13y agoIf you're planning to run a successful tech company, you'll need to spend time talking to customers, partners, suppliers and investors. A large fraction will be in SV. You should really learn to be comfortable in any of the major tech cities.
- mindcrime 13y agoTrue, but still, it's hardly required to be in SV in order to found a successful technology company. And the Triangle area is actually quite a burgeoning startup hub these days... although the word hasn't gotten out quite everywhere yet. :-)
- mindcrime 13y agoBecause there are a lot of smart, talented people out here building startups, and not all of them are willing/able to move to CA for 10 weeks. Personally I think an RTP branch of YC would be wildly successful, but I am a bit biased.