NYC is a great place to found a startup. It's overtaken Boston as the #2 place for VC funding which means capital is available and more and more west coast VCs are setting up shop here which is good if $$$ is one of the things you are seeking. (see here: http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/venture-capital/new-york-vent...)
And there is a thriving and ever-growing tech community as well and as evidenced by the "made in ny" effort, it is coming together to support one another. Additionally, for certain sectors (fintech, fashion, ad tech, ecommerce, etc), the city is very well positioned given many of the customers/partners are based here.
Of course, the Valley continues to be the leader in VC funding availability and a place where the startup ethos is part of the fabric of the place, but NYC is getting there. Of course, Rome was not built in a day, but NYC has exploded quickly and that progress could accelerate with some of the large potential companies and exits that could come out of NYC...
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I doubt you're going to get an unbiased answer to the question of New York being as good as the Bay Area, so instead, I will say that it is entirely possible to found a startup in New York and be successful.
There are plenty of startups based in SF proper as you mention, instead of the Valley. It certainly varies depending on the type of person you are, but I would think that in general most tech-minded people would prefer SF-proper to Manhattan (though I do love both).
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[+] [-] keiferski|14 years ago|reply
Obviously the valley is where many companies are hqed, but NYC's urban atmosphere is much more appealing to me than suburban California.
[+] [-] asanwal|14 years ago|reply
And there is a thriving and ever-growing tech community as well and as evidenced by the "made in ny" effort, it is coming together to support one another. Additionally, for certain sectors (fintech, fashion, ad tech, ecommerce, etc), the city is very well positioned given many of the customers/partners are based here.
Of course, the Valley continues to be the leader in VC funding availability and a place where the startup ethos is part of the fabric of the place, but NYC is getting there. Of course, Rome was not built in a day, but NYC has exploded quickly and that progress could accelerate with some of the large potential companies and exits that could come out of NYC...
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We're National Science Foundation-backed and are attacking big challenging problems and some even larger opportunities. And all while going after some lumbering (but huge) incumbents in our space. Email me (in profile) and I'd love to chat.
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