Comments on: Why does physical proximity matter? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: RV http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-379031 RV Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/#comment-379031 what i know is that everything really matters what i know is that everything really matters

]]> By: Jeff Stewart http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-71259 Jeff Stewart Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:03:48 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/#comment-71259 Great post ..Physical proximity does matter – but it’s most important in sales. That why I would take NYC over the Valley http://www.applieddisruption.com/2006/10/the_selling_fie.html Great post ..Physical proximity does matter – but it’s most important in sales. That why I would take NYC over the Valley http://www.applieddisruption.com/2006/10/the_selling_fie.html

]]> By: Don Dodge http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-69992 Don Dodge Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:33:27 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/#comment-69992 Tech startups can be done anywhere, it is just that mofre of them are done in Silicon Valley than anywhere else. Like most things in life it is all about the poeple. Successful people attract other successful people who want to work with, or compete against the best. If you think of insurance it is Hartford. If you think of automobiles it is Detroit. Movies = Hollywood, Country music = Nashville. I wrote a blog today about why this happens. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2006/10/why_are_more_st.html Don Dodge Tech startups can be done anywhere, it is just that mofre of them are done in Silicon Valley than anywhere else. Like most things in life it is all about the poeple. Successful people attract other successful people who want to work with, or compete against the best.

If you think of insurance it is Hartford. If you think of automobiles it is Detroit. Movies = Hollywood, Country music = Nashville.

I wrote a blog today about why this happens. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2006/10/why_are_more_st.html

Don Dodge

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-69899 Mathew Ingram Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:32:15 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/#comment-69899 Thanks for the comment, Rex. I think it's one of those things that definitely exists, but that we wish wasn't the case. It would be nice to think that companies could succeed anywhere -- and I think that's true depending on the idea -- but there's still that inexorable pull from Silly-con Valley. The downside of that, as someone has pointed out, is that it kind of becomes an echo chamber where people suffer from group-think -- which could be why the best ideas sometimes come from Sweden or somewhere else far away. Thanks for the comment, Rex. I think it’s one of those things that definitely exists, but that we wish wasn’t the case. It would be nice to think that companies could succeed anywhere — and I think that’s true depending on the idea — but there’s still that inexorable pull from Silly-con Valley.

The downside of that, as someone has pointed out, is that it kind of becomes an echo chamber where people suffer from group-think — which could be why the best ideas sometimes come from Sweden or somewhere else far away.

]]> By: Rex Hammock http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-69890 Rex Hammock Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:17:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/22/why-does-physical-proximity-matter/#comment-69890 Matt, great points. I agree with you that meeting people in person -- and spending time with them is important. I agree, also, that an influx of funding may cause the need to move. However, the article seemed to point towards the need to be in the Silicon Valley to be funded at all. I think a good Canadian argument against such a theory is Flickr -- however, it was sold to a Silicon Valley firm. I travel to New York and San Francisco often and, thus, I don't feel so remote being stationed out here in the outpost of Nashville. Also, I actually do agree -- and believe the reality or perception or whatever it is that the tech world has a nexxus in the Silicon Valley. I guess I'm merely lamenting the irnoic myopia that exists with the notion that great ideas must originate there. I'm happy anyone gets funding for good ideas -- no matter where they are. Matt, great points. I agree with you that meeting people in person — and spending time with them is important. I agree, also, that an influx of funding may cause the need to move. However, the article seemed to point towards the need to be in the Silicon Valley to be funded at all. I think a good Canadian argument against such a theory is Flickr — however, it was sold to a Silicon Valley firm. I travel to New York and San Francisco often and, thus, I don’t feel so remote being stationed out here in the outpost of Nashville. Also, I actually do agree — and believe the reality or perception or whatever it is that the tech world has a nexxus in the Silicon Valley. I guess I’m merely lamenting the irnoic myopia that exists with the notion that great ideas must originate there. I’m happy anyone gets funding for good ideas — no matter where they are.

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