You can go read a lot of economical studies trying to answer this one question: why can not Canadians achieve the same level of entrepreneurial productivity as the US.
Canada is welcoming as a direct result of limited demand.
The good news is that US is changing the requirements.
like most of you, I have been observing startup news for a while. Today, I managed to get out of my job, with a pretty good service package, and I am finding myself wondering: what now?
Should I move into the Valley where one of my cofounders is currently staying?
I think Sam is still in Virginia. He's #2 in points because the robot sits on the computer and e-mails him stories all day.
The way I understand it, the robots like to browse open source hardware sites at night. They can afford to do this because YCombinator actually draws power from a transformer in the nearby subway system, that nobody has detected as of yet, because the only way to get to it is via a unicycle on a trapeze wire.
In the past, both robots were singularly responsible for two disparate California blackouts. Former television robot-turned Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, just turns his head. It will be interesting to see what happens this summer. (This is also why YCombinators Boston and Mountain View are located within 1 mile of the subway.)
If you have no serious commitments (no mortgage, no girlfriend, etc.), then I'd say go for it -- make the move. In life, you're going to regret what you didn't do, not so much what you tried and did. And don't worry about the hype here. Just know hype when you hear it.
This sounds like an opportunity to focus and work your ass off on your idea.
That's what we need. A thread on explaining to your girlfriend that you won't be with her this summer, and what protective gear to wear when you tell her.
