a negative take on the valley.
Even if Silicon Valley is on the downswing (I doubt it), it’s probably still the best place for a tech entrepreneur.
Maybe tech journalists in the Bay have grown lazy because they expect great companies to be everywhere.
It would be nice if tech journalists could provide more sober, balanced coverage instead of wetting themselves with excitement over every startup out there. Instead of churning out cheap click bait, writing with journalistic integrity would be good for everyone.
vivek wadhwa responds via tc.
I think I understand why Professor Wadhwa is somewhat bewildered by the controversy. I don’t want to act like I’m better than anyone here in Boston. I am, after all, living here by choice. And Silicon Valley is pretty full of itself, more than it should be. There are plenty of idiots there starting stupid companies, just like everywhere else.
But there’s no debate … Boston isn’t even in the same league as Silicon Valley as entrepreneurship goes. There’s lots of data to back up the intuition of anyone who’s lived and worked in both places.
One of the things Pat talks about for Biff Labs is trying to add to the Boston tech scene. I would love to be able to do that.
fred destin weighs in on the vivek wadhwa fiasco.
I love this Fred Destin article about the Silicon Valley vs. Boston brouhaha (clue: there is no discussion) over Vivek Wadhwa’s visit on Monday. It’s balanced and sober. Good read.
cherishing the early days as they fly by.
Sunday will be the three-month mark since Pat, Alex, and I started our work on Biff Labs. We’re now trying to raise a seed round and that comes with a certain amount of excitement/anxiety about the next few months — capital, implementation, growth, pivoting, etc. It’s easy to be excited about what’s coming because I really believe in what we’re doing.
I’m constantly anticipating our growth as a company, but I should also be cherishing these days. It’s three dudes and a dream. We quit our comfy jobs without even knowing what we were going to do; we trusted each other and hoped to do something awesome. I still hope we’re going to do that. But for now, this is really fun — just the three of us doing our thing: messing with each other and figuring things out, piece by piece.
