Comments on: The Valley Battles: Content Vs. Technology http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/ A blog about marketing, online communities and other business musings. Come join the fun! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: david http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6515 david Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:08:26 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6515 If by elimination, I hope you wouldn't hit the SF girl. If by elimination, I hope you wouldn’t hit the SF girl.

]]> By: Nick Douglas http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6442 Nick Douglas Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:56:34 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6442 I wouldn't hit the LA girl. I wouldn’t hit the LA girl.

]]> By: Noah http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6438 Noah Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:28:45 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6438 Damn straight. Culture and enterprise are symbiotic. If it wasn't, then why would we have the drawn lines we have today? It's not because people didn't have a choice before, it's because they *did*... and movie people chose California just as the investors chose New York. The culture supported them. In any endeavor, you need passionate people to seed and support it, and you find that in places where people naturally have some interest in seeing it succeed -- it's your home-court advantage. Damn straight. Culture and enterprise are symbiotic. If it wasn’t, then why would we have the drawn lines we have today? It’s not because people didn’t have a choice before, it’s because they *did*… and movie people chose California just as the investors chose New York. The culture supported them.

In any endeavor, you need passionate people to seed and support it, and you find that in places where people naturally have some interest in seeing it succeed — it’s your home-court advantage.

]]> By: Ari Mir http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6437 Ari Mir Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:19:20 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6437 I am so glad I came across this post. For the past few months I have found myself extremely frustrated as a tech entrepreneur in Los Angeles. There has not been a day I have not wished I lived up North. I don’t have access to as many VC’s, bloggers, engineers, etc. This article hits home even more because I am a USC alumni and I would love to think Google would take an interest in me because of my abilities, but I know they would most likely hold a prejudice against me because of my educational background. BUT I am very proud to admit MySpace was an L.A./USC creation. As an entrepreneur focused on mobile semantic software, I am confident L.A. will provide me with the best platform. I am so glad I came across this post. For the past few months I have found myself extremely frustrated as a tech entrepreneur in Los Angeles. There has not been a day I have not wished I lived up North. I don’t have access to as many VC’s, bloggers, engineers, etc. This article hits home even more because I am a USC alumni and I would love to think Google would take an interest in me because of my abilities, but I know they would most likely hold a prejudice against me because of my educational background.

BUT I am very proud to admit MySpace was an L.A./USC creation. As an entrepreneur focused on mobile semantic software, I am confident L.A. will provide me with the best platform.

]]> By: kareem http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6431 kareem Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:53:56 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6431 <a href="http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/06/07/if-i-was-a-town-id-be-san-luis-obispo/" rel="nofollow">Ben writes about</a> how he'd be San Luis Obispo... i.e. a good mix of SF & LA (or Media & Tech)... Kareem Ben writes about how he’d be San Luis Obispo… i.e. a good mix of SF & LA (or Media & Tech)…

Kareem

]]> By: Peter Caputa http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6429 Peter Caputa Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:50:10 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6429 Innaresting. My partner and I always say that we'd be floating in dough right now if we started our business in a major city. On the other hand, figuring out how to scale our business in a small US City has taught us a lot of lessons on how to do it when there aren't limitless opportunities. That has shaped us in ways that will be very lucrative long term. Environment might have an affect on the way people approach thier business. But, I think certain people succeed regardless of location. Innaresting.

My partner and I always say that we’d be floating in dough right now if we started our business in a major city.

On the other hand, figuring out how to scale our business in a small US City has taught us a lot of lessons on how to do it when there aren’t limitless opportunities. That has shaped us in ways that will be very lucrative long term.

Environment might have an affect on the way people approach thier business. But, I think certain people succeed regardless of location.

]]> By: Pete Cashmore http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6426 Pete Cashmore Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:17:50 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6426 Right on! Right on!

]]> By: Rohail Rizvi- Entrepreneur in the Making » Posts I Like http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6425 Rohail Rizvi- Entrepreneur in the Making » Posts I Like Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:09:49 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6425 [...] The Valley Battles: Content Vs. Technology [...] [...] The Valley Battles: Content Vs. Technology [...]

]]> By: Eric A. http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6401 Eric A. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:40:24 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6401 Yea, I wasn't necessarily picking apart your argument. LA might very well be better than Silicon. By pointing out facebook you kind of make my point. You don't need to be in california to be making dough. Facebook was started on the east coast, with no VC money. I kind of see VC as being a crutch. Bootstrapping is the game I play, and its much more interesting. Constraints breed creativiy, and thats why microsoft spends $6 billion on R&D, and they launch mediocre products, and Google launches engineers 20% time projects, and gets rave reviews. Yea, I wasn’t necessarily picking apart your argument. LA might very well be better than Silicon. By pointing out facebook you kind of make my point. You don’t need to be in california to be making dough. Facebook was started on the east coast, with no VC money. I kind of see VC as being a crutch. Bootstrapping is the game I play, and its much more interesting. Constraints breed creativiy, and thats why microsoft spends $6 billion on R&D, and they launch mediocre products, and Google launches engineers 20% time projects, and gets rave reviews.

]]> By: wen-wen http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 wen-wen Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:10:33 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/08/09/the-valley-battles-content-vs-technology/#comment-6400 This is the best post you have ever written, and its completely right. If you want a fun cool content driven company, LA is the place to be. If you want a company with good technology, silicon valley cuts it. Oh I am so jealous... I need to get back to LA!! This is the best post you have ever written, and its completely right. If you want a fun cool content driven company, LA is the place to be. If you want a company with good technology, silicon valley cuts it. Oh I am so jealous… I need to get back to LA!!

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