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Why Startups Condense in America

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the finding-the-why dept.

bariswheel writes "The controversial genius developer/writer/entertainer Paul Graham writes an insightful piece on Why Startups Condense in America. Here's the skinny: "The US allows immigration, it is a rich country, it is not (yet) a police state, the universities are better, you can fire people, work is less identified with employment, it is not too fussy, it has a large domestic market, it has venture funding, and it has dynamic typing for careers. Inquire for details within."

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  1. It's the Coke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Duh! It's because American companies can negotiate better deals with the Coca-Cola Co. (or PepsiCo if they prefer it), which enables them to have those free drink machines. Free drinks draws in the geeks, which results in heavily caffeinated smart people. Wrangle a few MBAs together to lord over them and you have a successful startup.

    1. Re:It's the Coke by Velox_SwiftFox · · Score: 4, Funny

      The condensation of the startups is triggured by concentrations of what is called "Dark Money". Should synergistic fusion occur they may eventually explode in a brilliant IPO display.

  2. I'm a consumer whore. And how! by Draracle · · Score: 5, Funny

    In America you can put a rock in a box, give it a name, and make millions. Why would you not want to start a company in a nation with that level of purchase discretion? "Now with more sodium -- Sweet Jesus!!!"

  3. Re:Better Universities? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, as much as I hate chaufinism...

    I can't stand it either. Learn to drive your own damn car!

    --
    This guy's the limit!
  4. Re:Better Universities? by value_added · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, as much as I hate chaufinism (either US or otherwise), this is not it but just a basic truth.

    I don't know whether it can characterised as "chaufinism," but in the US people do seem to prefer driving themselves around, even when going to school, and insist that the the right hand side of the road is, well, the right side of the road on which to be driving.

    Or did you mean "chauvinism?" ;-)