Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)?

Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by revorad on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @05:14PM (#949260)

I'm just starting up in London. I only know one startup here, but that's just because I haven't bothered to look yet. My guess is that in Europe, London is one of the big startup hubs. Last.fm was based here. Cambridge also has a decent startup scene. HN user pclark's startup www.broadersheet.com is based there.

Personally I think London's an awesome city to live in. Given it's not Silicon Valley, but it's a vibrant exciting city. I love working here. I'm not looking for funding but from what I hear there's a ton of venture capital too here.

Drop me a line if you come to London.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by sam191 on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @05:56PM (#949340)

Thanks.

Yeah, I heard the UK was an awesome place to live. And personally, I am a firm believer in bootstrapping startups, so venture capital isn't the first thing on my mind. It's good to know that London is not far behind. And good luck with your startup!

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by pclark on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @06:30PM (#949396)

there is an american startup in Cambridge that are considering moving here permanently for their startup. They moved here because of the Red Gate Springboard programme.

Let me know if you wanna pick their brains about USA vs UK, and I'll intro you.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by sam191 on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @07:29PM (#949471)

That would be great. I'd love to hear their opinion on the UK vs US.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by pclark on Thursday November 19, 2009 @03:45AM (#949944)

send me an email. in my profile.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by RiderOfGiraffes on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @07:11PM (#949448)

So you didn't see this, then ...

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=935053

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by revorad on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @08:16PM (#949524)

Oh no! Sorry I missed that. Did you meet anyone from HN? Where in UK are you based? It would be great to meet up some time.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers from the UK (or Europe)? by RiderOfGiraffes on Friday November 20, 2009 @10:51AM (#952579)

It was posted twice, but that's a problem on HN. Unless something gets up-mud within an hour, it sinks without trace.

And yes, CWB and I met up and had a a very pleasant lunch. A great way to take a break in what turned out to be a very busy day.

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