One of the most powerful aspects of social media and the web is the
fact that it isn’t specific to any location: so long as you have an
Internet connection, you can be halfway across the world Skyping,
tweeting, and communicating with your friends. It has broken down
barriers, given people the ability to work remotely, and made it so that
your location doesn’t have to determine your destiny.
Still, to discount location would be foolish: it’s where we socialize and, for the most part, where we work. We grow to love (or hate) the neighborhoods and cities in which we live. And with the rise of smartphones and GPS, location-based social networks such as Foursquare and Google Buzz have been growing like wildfire.
Thus, I’m not surprised that a new debate has been raging in entrepreneurship circles over whether it matters where your startup is based. For web entrepreneurs, the perceived epicenter has always been San Francisco and the Bay Area – often known as Silicon Valley. With a huge collection of technology companies, venture capitalists, and talented engineers, many advocate moving to the area if you’re serious about building a startup.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Tech Entrepreneurship: Does The City You Live In Even Matter?
Author: Ben Parr
