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Title:

Ditch the Valley, Run for the Hills

Your vote:
Yes No
Organizer:
John Erik Metcalf, Entrepreneur / Conjunctured Coworking / Startup District
Description:
We'll tell you why you should start your web company in Austin instead of Silicon Valley, and explore how Austin's down-to-earth culture, tight-knit tech community, lower overhead, and rockin' quality of life will ultimately lead to greater returns from your startup company.
Questions
Answered:
  1. Why is the Valley attractive for startups in the first place?
  2. Why is Ausin an ideal alternative locale for startups?
  3. What are the differences in living costs?
  4. How do the venture capital opportunities compare?
  5. Why does bootstrapping in Austin work?
  6. What is it like to live and work in Austin (from an entrepreneur's point-of-view)?
  7. Why is the Valley's tech-celeb cluture is killing the city from the inside out?
  8. What are opportunities with angel and private investors in Austin?
  9. What is the tech community like in Austin as compared to the Valley?
  10. Why does the city of Austin freaking rock?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
Business / Entrepreneurial
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Eve Richter
on 8/8/08
Great panel, great topic! Austin's "Silicon Hills" are where it's at, don't miss this opportunity to find out why!
on 8/8/08
This is going to be amazing! Check out http://startupdistrict.com for more information!
on 8/8/08
Yes Yes Yes! Can't wait!
on 8/8/08
I can't wait to see this one. Austin has an amazing technical community and is always looking for more rock stars to join us!
Joshua Dilworth
on 8/8/08
Wooooord!!!
on 8/8/08
John Erik is a great volunteer and man about town here in Austin. This panel will be a showcase of talent.
on 8/8/08
dugg! :)
on 8/8/08
Preach it, brother!
on 8/8/08
Brilliant!
on 8/8/08
Voted! can't wait to see this one.
on 9/8/08
I want to be on this panel...
Kevin Alviar
on 9/8/08
own this shit......Silicon Valley ppl are still awesome tho...just not as awesome as ppl from the Hills...lol...
on 9/8/08
Hells yeah
on 14/8/08
Sounds fantastic to me. Surely it will receive enough votes that I can look forward to it ;)
on 14/8/08
yes please
Aaron Grabein
on 14/8/08
Awesome idea!
on 14/8/08
Good idea. And by March 2009, the memories of 100+ degree summer temps will be a distant memory :)
on 14/8/08
This has been something I have been preaching myself. There is so many intelligent, talented and excited people in the high tech and IT community out here. More companies need to realize the untapped market out here among the many reasons including the cost savings of land out here compared to the Valley.
on 15/8/08
What a fabulous idea. Looking forward to it!
on 15/8/08
This is a terrific idea for a panel John Erik. Please let me know if there is anything I can help with.
on 15/8/08
I don't even know how Austin has been overlooked as long as it has. Seriously, LA is soooo 1989.
on 15/8/08
Did I say LA... I meant Silicon Valley... I got them mixed up for obvious reasons. Bah Zing.
on 26/8/08
At this panel will BE many of the core folks making the tight-knit tech community cohesive. I'm coming too!
on 4/5/09
Very interesting discussion, thank you
on 18/5/09
Voted! can't wait to see this one.
on 7/8/09
Brilliant!
on 18/8/09

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on 24/10/09
Sounds fantastic to me. Surely it will receive enough votes that I can look forward to it ;)
on 30/10/09
Good idea. And by March 2009, the memories of 100+ degree summer temps will be a distant memory :)
on 8/11/09
Austin and Silicon Valley are the only suitable places to start a web business.
on 13/11/09
Sounds like it will be a very interactive panel... like the style.
on 19/11/09
Good article with very valid points.
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