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YC sings the praises of San Fransisco, and they're right about the culture and the startup scene there. But things like this, and the cost of living overall, ma
by Sir_Cmpwn 12y ago
YC sings the praises of San Fransisco, and they're right about the culture and the startup scene there. But things like this, and the cost of living overall, make me hesitate to start something out there.
- r0naa 12y agoMe too, I have yet to graduate from college but things like that make me feel that I should stay in Waterloo (Canada).
- mud_dauber 12y ago<waves from Austin>
- balls187 12y ago</waves from Austin> <thumbsup city="Austin"/> <thumbsup city="Seattle"/>
- jeff_marshall 12y agoportland is also quite nice....
- psychboo 12y agoI'm in nearby Guelph (Canada) and feel the same way. The developing technology scene in Ontario is enough to keep me put for now.
- WalterSear 12y agoThis happens everywhere, all the time. The butthurt it's eliciting however, that's pure San Francisco. EDIT: fwiw, I'm an SF native, and this same trick was done to me in 2005.
- sergiotapia 12y agoPretty much receive billionaire dollars or STFO.
- chrissnell 12y agoIt really blows my mind that young people starting new companies want to live and work out there. There are other places to live that are less expensive and have venture capital! My hometown of San Antonio, while nowhere near as inexpensive as it was 10 years ago, is a great example of this. The startup scene in SAT is blowing up and you can get a gorgeous, brand-new apartment for under $2K.
- jseliger 12y agoVC investment is very power law, and SV dwarfs other places: http://www.citylab.com/work/2013/06/americas-top-metros-venture-capital/3284/ http://www.citylab.com/work/2013/06/americas-top-metros-vent... , especially controlled for population. See also pg's "Cities and Ambition" http://paulgraham.com/cities.html http://paulgraham.com/cities.html. People move to SV to do startups because everyone else moves to SV to do startups. The field of economic geography studies this phenomenon.