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If you're anxious to start a startup, you should probably move to the US, Europe, or East Asia. There is simply too much infrastructure to replicate. That's also true of starting a startup in Oskaloosa, Iowa, too.

If that's a problem, it would be interesting to know why.



I see Oo around London pretty often, so I don't imagine the question is about his personal location. I suspect it's more about why a continent is being written off.


Probably for the same reason that Kansas is being written off, only more so, perhaps even to the same degree.

Keep in mind that a large group of people with a low average income means that your a larger portion of any marketing budget is wasted.


Well, it's rather challenging to immigrate to the US, for one.


Which is easier: moving one programmer from Nigeria to Silicon Valley, or moving the Valley to Nigeria?


Have you dealt with US immigration? It might be easier to move the Valley to Nigeria.




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