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blueveia
Bewildered by no UK location.
no1youknowz
Same here. I would attend the event for sure.
jansho
I wouldn't care if it's Isle of Wight or something :(
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eganist
Kinda surprised DC isn't represented here.

Could be doable. Just a quick flight from Quebec to DC, then train from DC to NYC for the NYC meetings.

ryanSrich
I'd imagine Alexis Ohanian has DC pretty well covered. I saw him there a few years ago when he was doing a book tour.
Cenk
Gothenburg instead of Stockholm this year? How come?
gargarplex
I, for one, am glad to see Gothenburg getting more love. It would be nice to see some investment in Malmö as well, as it is lower cost and more easily accessible by airport (Copenhagen).
anubisresources
No Capetown or Nairobi? Nairobi in particular has a ton of software companies
gradyj
Another surprised comment, but I'm surprised there is no Seattle or PNW locations..
tzury
Israel?? The second to the Bay Area in terms of Startups per capita.

Perhaps next time..

mindcrime
Aww, man, no love for Raleigh/Durham? :-(
limeblack
Atalanta isn't that bad of trip but agreed.
csomar
I should, first, thank you for doing an Istanbul meetup in Europe, than say Paris.

The reason? Turkey is accessible for more nationals of less fortunate countries. It is still accessible to most Europe too.

But given Turkey issues with ISIS recently, it would have been better to consider other countries. For example, having a Turkish stamp can be an issue while accessing Germany.

Some alternatives: Casablanca, Tunis, and Belgrade.

They are cheap, have touristic resorts and also beer friendly :)

Edit: Looking at Asia now, it would be better to have the meetup in Hong Kong than in Singapore. Both are world-class cities and HK is accessible to more nationals.

dlo
I'm not involved in the operations of YC, but this is really terrific feedback! I hope they notice.
aloukissas
Love that there are many events in LA! See you there :)
lf275
Surprised to not see Chicago here. I'm curious, how is Chicago ranked among other major American cities as a place to found a startup?
eelliott
Do you still require foreign start ups to incorporate in Delaware? Doesn't that undercut boosting the local economy argument
seizethecheese
The stable corporate laws of Delaware help startups boost their local economies effectively.
eelliott
It may surprise you to know countries outside the us have stable corporate laws. I'd hasten to add there's nothing stable about the us right now and I'd be reluctant to incorporate or HQ there
seizethecheese
> I'd hasten to add there's nothing stable about the us right now and I'd be reluctant to incorporate or HQ there

You consume too much news, my friend.

> It may surprise you to know countries outside the us have stable corporate laws.

I didn't say nowhere else has stable corporate laws. Delaware just happens to be among the best.

CrystalLangUser
Good, let the reasonable folk settle in DE / the US instead. Not folk who read too much sensationalized news. There may be problems but being unstable isn’t one of em.