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Interesting, I think it's a good thing to see people at least trying to avoid the clichés of starting up in silicon valley or NYC. Even the US for that matter, it's only gonna help the world economy if people say "hey, I can make the best of things right here" instead of thinking they NEED to be a US based startup company

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Having been in a "ho-hum that's nice" environment and a "let's murder the competition" environment, I would say it goes beyond THINKING you NEED to be a US based startup company.

The fact of the matter is that your environment defines who you are, as a person. Why would that not matter for your company?

Can the environment be replicated somewhere else? Sure, with the right amount of luck. But people who think environment doesn't matter are fooling themselves.

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