Jed White, who many might know from Pubcamp amongst other things moved to Boulder and seems to really enjoy the culture over there
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Suhit Anantula <anant...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey All: > > From FastCompany with a interview with VC, Brad Feld. Some nice ideas for > the Australian tech community. > > http://www.fastcompany.com/article/why-you-should-start-company-boulder?page=0%2C1&partner=homepage_newsletter > > >> *You said recently that good cities for entrepreneurial incubators have >> "good bones and a chip on its shoulder." What did you mean by that?* >> > >> They're separable but both important. So the good bones concept is: You >> have to have smart people. You have to have an independent streak, or a >> culture of independence. You have to have a steady supply of new young >> people into the community. Because if you don't, what happens is everybody >> gets older, has families, changes their priorities. And you have this >> stagnation until the younger people get sick of the older people not doing >> anything. So you need to sort of have this steady stream. >> > >> You have to have some relevant wealth. So, you know, whether it's angel or >> VC investors, having people that have made money from things that are >> currently being started is important. If you have a bunch of people who made >> money in real estate, it's gonna be really hard to build a tech community. >> > >> The chip on the shoulder is interesting. I mean, there's only-- The whole >> Silicon Valley phenomenon is so telling because many major and many minor >> cities in the country became "Silicon Something"--Silicon Prairie, silicon >> this, silicon that, Silicon Mountain, Silicon Rabbit, Silicon Elephant. >> Which is so ironic because silicon is a proxy now for software because >> Silicon Valley was started because of the chip companies, so it's even a >> moniker that doesn't quite work. The cities that have a little bit of a >> complex, like, "We can be better," is a motive because that galvanizes >> people to action. And my comment consistently to people is not to be like >> Silicon Valley because you're not gonna succeed at that. The goal is to be >> the best you can be of yourself. Learn as much as you can from Silicon >> Valley and other cultures, but if you're Boulder, be the best Boulder you >> can be. If you're Boston, be the best Boston you can be. So going back to >> the first comment , use your bones and build something meaningful on that. >> And then you have more opportunities. Versus so many companies that say here >> are the three things we're gonna do: A, B, and C, and here's our game plan. >> And that happens for a year or two and then everybody gets bored or they >> don't work. >> > > > -- > Suhit Anantula > > www.worldisgreen.com > http://anikapandu.posterous.com > Yahoo/MSN/Skype ID : suhit_a > > > “The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, > but in having new eyes" - Marcel Proust > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- Phil Sim Chief Executive Officer, MediaConnect Australia Pty Ltd www.mediaconnect.com.au phi...@mediaconnect.com.au Ph: +61 2 9894 6277 Fax: +61 2 8246 6383 Mobile: 0413889940
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