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Re:5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley by PStamatiou on Thursday September 11, 2008 @02:10AM (#301165)
Ah yeah that's Jeff's post. That caused some noise here, things are changing for the better after that post.

Don't hate on tweetups. Drinking beer with tech nerds is what it's all about right? I mean, what do you do after work?

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Re:5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley by seiji on Thursday September 11, 2008 @02:38AM (#301183)
Gratuitous cutesy terminology bothers me. As for what I do after work, I signed an NDA with myself so I can't talk about it.

But, Atlanta still can't compare to out here. You mention "things are changing for the better after that post," but one post can't change an entire region's attitudes and expectations about startups. Any change you've seen is a result of a localized echo chamber effect.

If you hang out with the right 20 people, change appears to be happening. The systemic issues of the region not understanding startups or being technologically inclined enough isn't fixable in any reasonable timeframe.

Of course, none of this matters if you go ahead and be successful anyway.

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Re:5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley by PStamatiou on Thursday September 11, 2008 @12:33PM (#301526)
Ignoring the conversation at hand, the reason why I'm going to stay in Atlanta for the next few years: For an affordable rent price I have a badass apt in the middle of the city in a highrise with a concierge and locked gates and assigned parking spot included for free.. I would never, ever be able to have even half those amenities if i moved to the valley. SV is for me, but when I have real money.
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