Ask HN: Unusually-located startups

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To those of you who've started a company inside the US but outside Silicon Valley, New York City, or DC, what drew you to your particular location? how well has your location worked out for you?

Those of you who _are_ in the valley/NYC/DC, would you consider starting up elsewhere if given the opportunity?

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I don't know if you want to consider them a startup, but Dribbble[http://dribbble.com] is located in Salem, MA.

Portland, Maine has a killer scene. If you are early stage you have everything you need here and can easily branch out if you get big enough.

Really? I live in the area and wouldn't mind connecting with some folks.

What part?

Your UN is dark

In the literal sense, or the Spinal Tap reference?

Portland area.

I work at Bellhops in Chattanooga, TN. We were able to raise seed locally, and Series A and B from Bay Area and NYC investors while sizably growing market share. It definitely depends on what industry you're trying to start a company in but it's worked out pretty well for us.

I visited the area not long ago and it was very nice. The tech hub there is wonderful. Planning on visiting again soon.

Is Seattle considered an unusual location for a startup?

I'm not well-versed in the west-coast startup scene, but from my point of view, no, it's fairly usual.

IIRC Wufoo from YC (which got acquired) was headquartered in Florida and had a remote team.

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