Ask YC: Silicon Valley vs. the world?

[mvrod]

Hi,

I was just wondering what do you think are the advantages of starting a web startup in Silicon Valley rather than somewhere else?

Thanks!

[SwellJoe]

Let's not do this again, please.

http://searchyc.com/why+silicon+valley

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=208068

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42933

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=174298

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=182746

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=174298

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=116600

http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive#t...

http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive#t...

http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive#t...

http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive#t...

And that's just what I found in a couple of minutes. There have been at least twice that many.

[vlad → SwellJoe]

Also, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=224110 .

[SwellJoe → vlad]

upmodded for gratuitous use of recursion.

[ovi256]

Please have a look also at the Ask YC Archive from The Startup Wiki over here: http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive

[mvrod]

Thanks