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After starting and selling my first startup in NYC, it& #39;s bittersweet to pack it up and head West 
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1/ SV has produced the most inclusive and inspiring communities around tech entrepreneurship. Big thanks to @david__booth @b_nicks11 @julianweisser @beondeck. Highly rec& #39;d to early stage founders. Was a game changer for us and pairs well with a move to SV. http://beondeck.com"> http://beondeck.com
2/ NYC has world class angels, but only a handful of visionary VC firms ( @usv, @ThriveCapital etc). Grateful for @jefielding, @joshhix, @alexchung, @MikeMacCombie, @roeske, @alangdunn, @scottehartley for taking a risk on @ContraHQ in the very, very, hilariously early days.
3/ Culture in the Bay is laser focused on entrepreneurship. Many people find this annoying, but as an early stage founder, this is huge. Can& #39;t beat the culture of NYC, but having startup focused people around you 24/7 is a level up. Meeting founders like @AnselParikh opened doors
4/ SV feels like the big leagues. The world& #39;s most innovative companies and people choose to HQ here. The concentration of world class mentorship ( @Katherine_Hosie, @jwdanner, @b_nicks11) and expertise ( @lennysan , @paulg, @mikeduboe) hasnât been replicated anywhere else.
5/ SV has the best early stage investors in the world. @rohinipahndi was our first yes in SV for @contrahq, followed by @johndanner and then @davidboothe from @beondeck. Following these wins, we were introduced to some of the smartest and most helpful investors in the world.
6/ Investors in SV are more risk tolerant. Q& #39;s I got from NY investors were âhow soon can you monetize?â vs âhow big can this get?â from investors in SV. This minor detail makes a difference when framing success. No wonder founders like @domm and @yoyo_thomas choose to be here.
7/ Investors like @joeblairvc, got us our first speaking opportunity. Investors like @JamesCurrier, @minney_cat, @bonatsos, @JohnExley gave us product feedback and the confidence to think big. Investors like @shiyankoh, @lijin, and @ericbahn coached us to close our seed round.
8/ Not all of these people invested, but all were genuinely helpful in getting us to the finish line. This sense of #community was something I never experienced in NYC.
9/ The reality is @contraHQ is a remote-first company. I can live and work anywhere, but I still see the value in being HQâd in SV. Shout out to the dream-team: @erinnhorner, @kuizinas, @zoecolivas, @honorary_swede, @psiablo, @rymagno, @ReardenQL, @aamatviienko, @julsgc
Thanks to everyone who said YES to this adventure. @rohinip @jwdanner @twang @jomayra_herrera @aileenlee @yipstas @ljin18 @ankurnagpal @ericbahn @dunkhippo33 @shiyankoh @joshhix @jefielding @scottehartley @roeske @david__booth @tanaymodi1 @MikeMacCombie @alangdunn cont..->
@SPangulur @alexchung @b_nicks11 @mattglickmantw @sstubo @hberkman @therealjohntan @haddartha @samharrisonvc and some others who aren& #39;t on the Twit.
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