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Hey, Y Combinator: Stop Hating On #MiamiTech

16 points by stonlyb 13y ago

gkoberger 13y ago
But... it's not. That's not to say there isn't capable talent in Miami (there is), however it's not traditionally "listed as one of the top startups cities". I can't name a single startup that came from Florida. Off the top of my head, I'd go with SF/SV, NYC, Boston, Austin, Boulder (TechStars), Portland, Seattle.. and the list trails off after that. We're getting to the point where a YC CEO can't say anything without it being taken out of context and vilified.
- jsun 13y ago
  And Chicago! :) Groupon, Grubhub, Braintree, Orbitz etc.
- jevinskie 13y ago
  Grooveshark is one, right?
  - brianbreslin 13y ago
    Grooveshark is based out of gainesville, fl (north central) near university of florida. Its about 5 hours drive north of Miami.
wrongc0ntinent 13y ago
Kept looking for the hate with no luck.
jsun 13y ago
I don't think Sam meant anything derogatory by it, he's just stating his opinion. Frankly I agree Miami Beach isn't a startup capital, but that doesn't mean great companies can't come from it. It's just not popularly recognized as a startup capital.
bushido 13y ago
Article cites http://wlrn.org/post/miami-s-not-top-start-city-says-silicon-valley-leader http://wlrn.org/post/miami-s-not-top-start-city-says-silicon... as the source of the comment. Found no sign of hate (except towards YC). Audio clip doesn't explain the context of the comment. Very conveniently edited.
tptacek 13y ago
"We're in the top 15"?
vonbarkus 13y ago
I think the very fact Miami is entering the discussion shows it has come a long way. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, but this is a good thing.
DanBlake 13y ago
I am doing a startup in Miami Beach and I think its great. Moved here from San Francisco 6 months ago and have no regrets. We have better weather, no income tax and lots of people genuinely willing to help out. Its actually the smaller size of this startup community which makes it great. You can get to know most everyone here within a month and there is a ton of local events. In contrast, Its much harder to feel any sort of community like that when you are in a larger city (Boston/NYC/SF). You really have to work for it. The discouraging part is when there is a infinite supply of college grads named 'Zac' who are working on a new mobile app moving to the city every day. It just starts to feel a bit... odd.
- brianbreslin 13y ago
  Dan, what's your startup? ping me brian @ refreshmiami.com would love to hear more about it.
brianbreslin 13y ago
So a few recent successes to come out of Miami come to mind: .co just sold for $109M 35 person company (not billions, but still very respectable) Healthcare.com is here in Miami, just doubled their revenues CareCloud is growing like crazy Open English has raised close to $200M in capital. Citrix is here, multi-Billion $ in sales enterprise software dev company.
Zisko 13y ago
I'm from Miami, a junior studying Computer Science at the University of Miami- and I want to get involved with a startup! If anyone has any tips- contact me! Info at: jacobmizraji.com

16 points by stonlyb 13y ago

But... it's not. That's not to say there isn't capable talent in Miami (there is), however it's not traditionally "listed as one of the top startups cities". I can't name a single startup that came from Florida. Off the top of my head, I'd go with SF/SV, NYC, Boston, Austin, Boulder (TechStars), Portland, Seattle.. and the list trails off after that. We're getting to the point where a YC CEO can't say anything without it being taken out of context and vilified.

jsun 13y ago
And Chicago! :) Groupon, Grubhub, Braintree, Orbitz etc.
jevinskie 13y ago
Grooveshark is one, right?
- brianbreslin 13y ago
  Grooveshark is based out of gainesville, fl (north central) near university of florida. Its about 5 hours drive north of Miami.

wrongc0ntinent 13y ago

Kept looking for the hate with no luck.

jsun 13y ago

I don't think Sam meant anything derogatory by it, he's just stating his opinion. Frankly I agree Miami Beach isn't a startup capital, but that doesn't mean great companies can't come from it. It's just not popularly recognized as a startup capital.

bushido 13y ago

Article cites http://wlrn.org/post/miami-s-not-top-start-city-says-silicon-valley-leader http://wlrn.org/post/miami-s-not-top-start-city-says-silicon... as the source of the comment. Found no sign of hate (except towards YC). Audio clip doesn't explain the context of the comment. Very conveniently edited.

tptacek 13y ago

"We're in the top 15"?

vonbarkus 13y ago

I think the very fact Miami is entering the discussion shows it has come a long way. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, but this is a good thing.

DanBlake 13y ago

I am doing a startup in Miami Beach and I think its great. Moved here from San Francisco 6 months ago and have no regrets. We have better weather, no income tax and lots of people genuinely willing to help out. Its actually the smaller size of this startup community which makes it great. You can get to know most everyone here within a month and there is a ton of local events. In contrast, Its much harder to feel any sort of community like that when you are in a larger city (Boston/NYC/SF). You really have to work for it. The discouraging part is when there is a infinite supply of college grads named 'Zac' who are working on a new mobile app moving to the city every day. It just starts to feel a bit... odd.

brianbreslin 13y ago
Dan, what's your startup? ping me brian @ refreshmiami.com would love to hear more about it.

brianbreslin 13y ago

So a few recent successes to come out of Miami come to mind: .co just sold for $109M 35 person company (not billions, but still very respectable) Healthcare.com is here in Miami, just doubled their revenues CareCloud is growing like crazy Open English has raised close to $200M in capital. Citrix is here, multi-Billion $ in sales enterprise software dev company.

Zisko 13y ago

I'm from Miami, a junior studying Computer Science at the University of Miami- and I want to get involved with a startup! If anyone has any tips- contact me! Info at: jacobmizraji.com