Re:Tech Jobs, Cheaper Housing: The New Silicon Cities
by johns on Saturday November 05, 2016 @09:11PM
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Different kinds of people work at BigCos and startups. Some overlap and occasionally you compete but not always.
For your situation: go work in SV for a startup. That will get you in the circles and connected. Australia is easy to hire from for US companies because of E-3 visas.
Re:Tech Jobs, Cheaper Housing: The New Silicon Cities
by eng_monkey on Sunday November 06, 2016 @06:03AM
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> Melb, Australia, because it's the most livable city in the world
Are you joking? It must be one of the cities in the world with the worst traffic. And of course, real estate is so cheap...
Would love to be able to start a startup in Melb, Australia, because it's the most livable city in the world, but the tech scene here in comparison to SV is like living in the Stone Age. Not sure if I'd be better off moving to SV - but interestingly, I met a top CTO/CEO who had moved his company to the Valley and advised against it, because apparently it's very cliquey and it's hard to break into really well established circles, especially as an Aussie, for some reason. I'll definitely get him another coffee at some point in the future to dig into this more.