Comments on: 5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: My Comment on Fast Company’s “Start a Company in… Atlanta” Article — Sanjay Parekh http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-373787 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:52:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-373787 [...] arguing all these points I will say that I don’t think Atlanta is perfect.  But then, no city or community is perfect.  Sure there are things we need to be better about but convicting [...]

]]> By: HireVue » GigaOM – Five Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146803 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:50:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146803 [...] can read the article on GigaOm. There are five great reasons to move, to quote Mr. Anderson: 1. The weather sucks in some of these [...]

]]> By: What I’d like to see more of in Chicago… | THE DREAM IN ACTION http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146802 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:04:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146802 [...] All huge companies with extremely large exits. Here are some other reasons. [...]

]]> By: Bootstrap in Boston http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146801 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:58:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146801 I love Boston, but I have to agree with (almost) all of the comments, and disagree with Mr. Andersen. After going through the VC mill here and seeing others do the same, it is painfully apparent that if you cannot bootstrap your business, or have another side business that provides cash flow to fund, you are best off leaving Boston. VC’s here expect early stage equity without risk. This is a great place to get educated, but if you have a good idea and expect VC funding, go west young man/woman. Don’t even hesitate. Maybe Boulder or another town, but leave the bean counters in Boston. Rather than attempt to shade folks’ eyes to support the local start-up economy, people like Mr Andersen can best achieve this good goal by applying their reputation to addressing the real problems embedded in the local VC / angel / regulatory scene. Doing otherwise just encourages more brain drain. Sorry to see the good ventures leave! ;_-( , we need the jobs.

]]> By: Wise Startup Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146800 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:45:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146800 Our startup is in Gainesville, and the main reason we’re about to weather this economic storm is because we have low costs, and don’t have huge West Coast investors breathing down our shoulders.

]]> By: Anywhere but Silicon Valley? : Texas Startup Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146799 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:48:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146799 [...] is recommending that startups located in the Valley should leave.  In a post titled, “5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley” he explains why anywhere by Silicon Valley might be a good move.  Here are his top five [...]

]]> By: TechStartups.com » Where Should You Live to Work on Your Tech Startup? 3 Simple Ideas http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146798 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:44:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146798 [...] Thanks to GigaOM for prompting these ideas. [...]

]]> By: Angelsoft Blog: The Source for Startup Funding, Angel Investors, & Venture Capital » Silicon Valley vs. the World http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146797 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:37:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146797 [...] Anderson, co-founder of Battery Ventures, makes a great case against having your startup in Silicon Valley. Its an old article, but its still very [...]

]]> By: Що цікавого почитати | Watcher http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146796 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:01:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146796 [...] Ну і на десерт, цікаві думки Говарда Андерсона про “5 причин, чому стартап не треба розвивати в Силіконовх [...]

]]> By: Pavan K http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146795 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:18:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146795 Watch this video of Ron Conway & Mike Maples:

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1924

Very persuasive, but right now we remain loyal to the UK, and believe enough in our concept and country to launch here first, as that we hit a deepening credit crisis.

Don’t forget Manchester, London & Leamington Spa. 2 big cities and one small town in England (UK) that we hope gets placed on the startup map. With some of the best universities in the world, and a global economy, success should not be so constrained by location. Come on England.

]]> By: Christie Adams http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146794 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:30:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146794 Toronto, yes, absolutely! It’s the third largest ICT cluster in North America, and it’s growing every day.

It also has a wealth of homegrown talent thanks to three universities and a large population of talented new Canadians.

Plus, yes, six months of bad weather will keep people at their desks-unless it’s there’s a Leafs playoff game, in which case all bets are off.

If you’re looking to move operations, Toronto is truly the way to go.

Christie Adams
TorontoTechWeek

]]> By: Joel http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146793 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:08:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146793 snyggast has it right. Anderson is clueless when it comes to the West Coast. Even if you think SV is pathological in terms of labor turnover or costs, there’s no way you get the entrepreneurial spirit of the West (or even Austin) in Boston or NJ, even if the talent is as good. Trying and failing is normal out here, as Saxenian noted it is not in the establishment East.

]]> By: Mark Deuitch http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146792 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:44:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146792 I couldn’t agree more, We started in Fairfield IA (next time you are passing through Fairfield IA, please stop in for Chai or corn on the cob!) . In two years we have launched 4 websites and raised over $5 million in financing. We have a highly talented and very diversified workforce with very little turn over. Probably the only real negative here has been a lack of appreciation for equity incentives- we are one of the few firms here to offer stock options.

You can’t beat Silicon Valley for somethings- access to capital- both intellectual and monetary, but here in Silicorn Valley, as they call it, you can get a lot more bang for your buck and keep your best people even when you the inevitable hit bumps in the road.

Mark Deuitch
JACI Group Inc.

]]> By: Angie Chang http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146791 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:49:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146791 Everyone has been telling me how awesome Austin, Texas is these days…

]]> By: Gunnar http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146790 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:03:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146790 One major problem with startups in the Boston area is that non-compete agreements are enforceable.

]]> By: LD http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/5-reasons-to-move-your-startup-out-of-silicon-valley/#comment-146789 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:29:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18910#comment-146789 What’s interesting to note about startups in Tel Aviv is that they tend to move to SV or the Boston area once they reach a certain size/level of success. The market in Israel is too small.

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