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    1. Sam Altman‏Verified account @sama 26 Jun 2015

      I got asked today by a reporter why YC moved from Boston and why the Boston startup scene feels dead

      26 replies 26 retweets 55 likes
    2. Sam Altman‏Verified account @sama 26 Jun 2015
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      It feels like a pessimistic environment for startups. We hear from startups that investors there are very tough to work with

      9 replies 16 retweets 26 likes
    3. Sam Altman‏Verified account @sama 26 Jun 2015
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      An investor there (from TechStars) was the only one to take the other side of my tech bubble bet

      4 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
    4. Sam Altman‏Verified account @sama 26 Jun 2015
      Replying to @sama

      The editor of the MIT tech review, @jason_pontin, said this last year about YC (and other tweets since deleted):pic.twitter.com/A8qYUCNdEU

      3 replies 12 retweets 32 likes
    5. Sam Altman‏Verified account @sama 26 Jun 2015
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      But I honestly can't figure out why. Boston should be one of the best places for startups anywhere. Lots of rich people and universities.

      28 replies 23 retweets 74 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Jun 2015
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      @sama It is one of the best places. The problem is the steep dropoff. Being 4th best means being 1/100th as good.

      3:57 PM - 26 Jun 2015
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        1. Adam Greenwald  😎‏ @GreenwaldHQ 26 Jun 2015
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          .@paulg @sama I highly doubt that statement applies to just Boston.

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        1. rosskimbarovsky‏ @rosskimbarovsky 26 Jun 2015
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          @paulg @sama Good at what? Spending money? Making money? Raising money? “Being 4th best means being 1/100th as good.”

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        1. Sam Altman‏Verified account @sama 26 Jun 2015
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          @paulg LA, Seattle, Beijing, and Shenzhen seem to have no problem churning out great startups over the last decade.

          2 replies 10 retweets 23 likes
        2. The Startup Guy™‏Verified account @vijayanands 26 Jun 2015
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          @sama @crashdev @paulg it seems like there are universes. YC & SV is the sun (centre and with pull) for pretty much the US and Europe.

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        1. Siva Raj‏ @jaravis 27 Jun 2015
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          @paulg @sama With one foot in both places I can say Boston is a smaller version of SF/SV. Easier to focus in Boston, easier to grow in SV

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