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“ Getting out into the real world is an important thing to do once in awhile. Talking tech over microbrews with other startup founders doesn’t count. Most of the products and companies coming out of the Bay these days are… a little too optimistic.
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Kelly Sutton, on Choosing New York over San Francisco

 The whole East Coast v. West Coast fight finally caught up to startup nerds. There was a big back and forth the past few days, claiming no city can compete with the technology environment of the Bay Area. However, Sutton correctly notes it’s not just about technology.

Having a richer technology environment isn’t necessarily an advantage. The Bay Area breeds a set of unrealistic assumptions about the technical prowess of your audience. We all don’t have smartphones and spend more time with computers than people.

Source: kellysutton

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  1. lewesde reblogged this from kellysutton
  2. cshyu reblogged this from kellysutton and added:
    often wonder about this too - is there...supports startups
  3. musicandmedicine reblogged this from kellysutton and added:
    the same article, but this will probably...a better job then what
  4. teresawu reblogged this from kellysutton and added:
    Fistbumps for Kelly!...hope he’s right. (And God knows
  5. mdfsmash reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    So there was a fiery post from Antonio Garcia-Martinez on his company’s blog that hit Hacker News yesterday. The post...
  6. vinnysy reblogged this from kellysutton and added:
    growing NYC tech scene...making staying here
  7. mtlb reblogged this from kellysutton
  8. dbreunig reblogged this from kellysutton and added:
    The whole East Coast v. West Coast fight finally caught up...big back and forth
  9. joshua-lindsey reblogged this from kellysutton
  10. jonprins reblogged this from kellysutton
  11. seanbonner reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    I have to say that after just spending 10 days in NYC, it seemed like there was a lot more going on there now, and a lot...
  12. jahmaal reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    I love reading posts that are pro-New York. Gets me excited.