Ask HN: Best US startup towns and cities outside Boston

2 points by curo 9y ago ↗ HN

Specifically regarding attracting SaaS software tech talent, what are the best places to headquarter a startup outside of Boston?

Boston is nice, but expensive, and a bit stressful to get around. We don't have to worry about VC money at this point, so I'd like to find a town or suburb where we could attract talent.

I'm considered as far north as Portland, Maine. Manchester, NH. Salem, MA.

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dudul 9y ago ↗

Well, technically Cambridge is not Boston, but that's probably not what you were looking for :)

I've heard about a lot of startups in Waltham. Also, since you mentioned Portland, Providence, RI is also an option.

gamechangr 9y ago ↗

Austin, Texas

eyer2016 9y ago ↗

Portland, Or.

Arbinv 9y ago ↗

If you are thinking East Coast NYC and DC are very viable esp if you are B2B. Engineers are expensive in both places but you are asking about HQ location. I recruit engineers away from the coasts or from E.Europe.