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> "Being in the San Francisco area, he said, helps start-up founders know the right people to pick up on bits of gossip about new product releases or venture fi
by TheBiv 12y ago
> "Being in the San Francisco area, he said, helps start-up founders know the right people to pick up on bits of gossip about new product releases or venture financing rounds."
I'm based in Dallas, so I am wondering from a Sillicon Valley/SF perspective, how beneficial is this data point?
Or is it one of those data points that keep the overall investor excitement of early stage startup investments going, but doesn't actually help early stage start ups with their own companies?
- jkaljundi 12y agoThis does boil down to a point: do media and blogs write about startups that are interesting and/or important, or those who they can grab coffee, beers etc with. Quite often I've found being in the same city with someone covering helps you immensely, as many European startups can attest to. Hard to build those relationships from another city. Same goes for investors, biz dev partners etc.
- brandnewlow 12y agoDo you even have to ask the question? Of course it helps being able to meet someone in real space to win them over to your cause.
- acgourley 12y agoWe're based in the bay area. I have no idea why gossip or info on financing rounds would help our business.