On my way back to Europe from SxSW, me and Jan Kus decided to stop for a week in New York City to check out the startup world there.
I guess I learned three things here.
1. NYC is a cold cold place. Not just the climate in March but also the people. Usually when I tweet out or message people on the other coast in Silicon Valley, it’s super easy to arrange for spontaneous frivolous meetups. Not so in NYC. Not a single meetup happened that way here. The only thing that worked was introductions.
2. NYC doesn’t have a “startup scene”. It’s more like several separate hubs and islands. And it’s not so much about tech as media and commerce.
3. Creating your own startup is more fun than talking about other people’s startups. So we did.
