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We're moving our business to Portugal in the new year, Lisbon has a great tech scene.... there are other places for film other than LA, particularly without natural disasters. I'm sure others will provide more measurable experience in their comments to follow.

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Lisbon, hmmm...I do recall a 9.0 magnitude earthquake there literally altering the course of history ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake

I guess Lisbon is off my list...

haha, that was literally 262 years ago. Much less common than the frequency California seems to have of these things.

I keep hearing that Lisbon is a great place to move to! Where are you moving from and what made you decide to move your business to Portugal?

We're based in London, UK; where we started https://analytics.statvoo.com . Lisbon has a fantastic startup scene and there is a lot of money being pumped into the economy to create something really great. It has a very nice climate, friendly people and is the only other place in the world that has a Golden Gate Bridge. London, like Silicon Valley is extremely expensive and I'm not convinced you get any value or benefit from being in it. Lisbon is definitely where it will shortly be at.

Sounds like a great move. Have fun in Portugal and good luck!

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