How did you guys like PG's talk at FOWA '07 this morning?

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by robertgaal • 19 years ago

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robertgaal• 19 years ago

The talk itself was awesome and the questions afterwards where fun. What I didn't quite get was why Ryan Carson claimed startups can happen everywhere, while PG took a more Valley-based standpoint. Kind of like a slap in the face or something?

cperciva• 19 years ago

I don't think pg's position contradicts the claim that startups can happen anywhere. All I've ever seen him claim is that a startup is far more likely to be successful in the bay area rather than elsewhere -- just like he has said that a startup is far more likely to be successful if it has 2-4 founders rather than a sole founder or more than 4 founders.

Given sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine -- but most pigs don't have sufficient thrust, and as a result most things which fly aren't pigs.

german• 19 years ago

You are right, while startups can happen anywhere, they are most likely to succeed in the bay area, for example, our startup is based in Lima, Peru.

It's difficult to raise money here, or even getting media coverage.

I believe that if you have the right environment you have more chances to succeed.

mrevelle• 19 years ago

Not to disregard the benefit of community, but a reason the bay area may appear a more successful location is that there are many startups there. For each success, how many failures?

henryw• 19 years ago

"Given sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine"

LOL, that's a good one.

dannyroa• 19 years ago

Any has a link to a video/audio of the talk?

How did you guys like PG's talk at FOWA '07 this morning?

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