Comments on: Say Chicago For New Tech Cool http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gopi http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117506 Mon, 01 May 2006 23:21:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117506

What types of cities do you think are ideal then for starting a business?

I would say inexpensive college towns like for example say ann arbor…you can hire high calibre but lowcost parttime talent from the vast student pool.

]]> By: Anjali http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117505 Mon, 01 May 2006 17:00:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117505 Hi Om, Anjali here from chi-town. Things are definitely starting to pick up, thanks to the return of experienced entrepreneurs from the Valley who are bringing new energy to the area. Keep us in your radar, perhaps we are finally on to something! Chicago offers a great lifestyle, diversified economy and convenient location.

]]> By: Brian Breslin http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117504 Mon, 01 May 2006 13:59:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117504 Om,
What types of cities do you think are ideal then for starting a business? more specifically a tech business? Chicago has the advantage it isn’t as overpriced as other places (SanDiego, SF, LA, NY, Miami), and has good access to lots of universities in the area.
If location were truly irellevant (venture funding…), then one could argue omaha nebraska or some other small college town? Or maybe just access to an airport is key?

]]> By: Ravneet http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117503 Mon, 01 May 2006 01:06:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117503 This post.

]]> By: Ravneet http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117502 Mon, 01 May 2006 01:06:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117502 Hey Om,
I did sense this some time back abd did this (http://www.emergintex.com/blog/?p=118) post in the past. It really seems to be happening now in Chicago!

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117501 Mon, 01 May 2006 00:51:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117501 dooce might be a personal weblog, but boy it is making some dought. try buying some ads on it. you will see. it has some serious traffic.

]]> By: Brian McConnell http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117500 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:18:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117500 VoIP telephone and collaboration services will only accelerate this trend away from the San Francisco Bay Area, as these services effectively bring the cost of long-distance collaboration to zero. We built a complex system with developers spread across several countries, and plan to run most of the business from much lower cost cities.

If you are not chasing VC money, it is less and less important to be in a capital city. From a quality of life standpoint, Silicon Valley leaves a lot to be desired if you’re not a multi-millionaire.

It is also good to live and work in a city where most people do not work in tech (i.e. real customers) versus the Bay Area (where web 2.0 flatus rebreathing has gotten out of control).

]]> By: Jackson http://gigaom.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117499 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:34:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/say-chicago-for-new-tech-cool/#comment-117499 Dooce has built a sizeable business in Utah? I don’t get it…a sizeable business doing what, just looks like someones personal weblog to me.

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