> A couple of people have said that now. What problem(s) do you see with running a web or other software start-up in Cambridge? A lot of people seem to be doing so.
There really isn't an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cambridge for software. There is plenty of stuff for freelance or whatever. I know of two startups that have relocated from Cambridge to London because they couldn't get the technical talent in Cambridge (Rails in these examples)
>> I don't think there are that many tech people in Cambridge, tons of students, but don't expect google analytics discussions down the pub in Cambridge.
> Are we both talking about Cambridge, UK? IME, it's filled with tech people...
> A couple of people have said that now. What problem(s) do you see with running a web or other software start-up in Cambridge? A lot of people seem to be doing so.
There really isn't an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cambridge for software. There is plenty of stuff for freelance or whatever. I know of two startups that have relocated from Cambridge to London because they couldn't get the technical talent in Cambridge (Rails in these examples)
>> I don't think there are that many tech people in Cambridge, tons of students, but don't expect google analytics discussions down the pub in Cambridge.
> Are we both talking about Cambridge, UK? IME, it's filled with tech people...
I mean tech hackers, rather than academic people