For months I´ve been planning to Incubate my Mobile Startup venture. Finding the right city to do so is a tough one.... I have found Incubators all across the globe and I have lost focus on which would be the most suitable town to settle in for this critical stage. Any thoughts on the matter will be appreciated.
It's largely irrelevant, most large cities have enough of a talent pool
that you won't run into limitations until (if) you are growing on a massive
scale
Now some cities may have a better fit for the culture you seek, or the
customer base (if it's an app for hedge fund managers don't incubate in
Salt Lake City), or the pace and cost profile you're comfortable with
(bootstrapping is easier in cheap cities, it goes without saying) but
overall the location of your startup isn't what's going to make or break
it, or even be in the top 10 factors of its performance.
If you're any kind of B2B play, go where your customers are.
Mark Moe
VP of Global Business Development at GSVlabs
May 1st, 2015
We have an innovation lab dedicated to mobile at GSVlabs in Silicon Valley. Please let me know if you would like me to put you in touch with my colleague who is running the lab.
Providing a best thing to people is imp. It will help u in further expansion plans. Dont give more time about thinking which city should you start first. Basic research of the city is also necessary
Seattle. Tech is off the hook up here but we need more mobile deals up here. Great base of mobile (ATT, TMO) and enterprise (MS, Amazon, Tableau, Concur) but need more of a convergence between the two.
Find an incubator that feels right for the company, don't worry about the city. That being said, try to build in places you have a decent shot at furthering the company with potential investors.