Ask HN: Is There Enough Tech Talent in NYC?

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by jme27 • 17 years ago

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Hey Everyone,

Our company is profitable and growing rapidly. We're planning to relocate to either SF or NYC to continue expanding the company. One of our main concerns about moving to NYC is that it will be difficult to recruit on the engineering side. For companies that in NYC, has this been the case? Would you recommend relocating to NYC? How have you been able to find talent in that area?

P.S. Our company is in the fast growing social gaming space, so each place has its drawbacks/benefits in that regard.

thedob• 17 years ago

To answer your question without inciting the classic NYC vs. San Fran debate: Yes, there is enough tech talent in NYC. There's a stable and rapidly growing tech scene here with startups across various disciplines, and finding engineering talent is not an issue. The latest news.YC inspired Hackers & Founders meetup had over 100 people and a waiting list to boot, which is evidence of the entrepreneurial enthusiasm.

Is San Fran a better choice? It could be, but let's leave that to another thread.

aditya• 17 years ago

Yes, there is. Recruiting works the same as everywhere else, personal networks, user groups, campus recruiting or a wide variety of technical recruiters.

The bigger question is, are you closer to your eventual customers? How are you making money? NYC is great if you want to be closer to the advertisers and digital media people. SF is great if you want to be closer to the VCs and other tech related folks, but finding good engineers is equally hard (or easy) in both places.

Ask HN: Is There Enough Tech Talent in NYC?

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