San Diego isn’t Silicon Valley. And that’s fine by me.(medium.com)

2 pointsby joellevor 13 Jahren3 comments

San Diego isn’t Silicon Valley. And that’s fine by me.

https://medium.com/on-startups/ce2a0af226c0

2 comments

joellevor 13 Jahren

"...we can build San Diego into a Virginia or a Philly: a place to be inspired by other smart people who are building sustainable lifestyles, profitable products, and happy families. That’s where I want to live."

Love this. People rarely talk about tech startups and sustainable lifestyles/happy families in the same vein and it's a shame. It's one of the biggest benefits I see to building a product company and I think there ought to be more emphasis on that. The whole silicon valley "universe"of fighting for funding, planning exit strategies, pitching contests, accelerators, etc is pretty unappealing to me.

Great job on calling that out :)

goldvinevor 13 Jahren

Totally agree - it's been the best part of the past year. Having the freedom to do whatever ya want every day.

I don't understand the hate towards "lifestyle" businesses.

joellevor 13 Jahren

http://madeinsd.org/ A curated showcase of awesome digital products, homegrown here in San Diego.