Being tri-coastal has always seemed pretty cool: Houses on the East Coast, Left Coast, and Third Coast (the best). But maybe it's not all it's cracked up to be.
One of the more striking takeaways from The Oracle of Omaha is the degree to which a-coastal, Omaha living seems to inform his thinking on things. It's not just that he doesn't buy into the latest fads on Wall St., it's that he's not predictably contrarian either. Anyone can be a contrarian and thing they're running against the herd, though in reality they're just running the opposite direction with a smaller heard.
But most things aren't so dyadic, and so it doesn't make sense to be trarian or contrarian. Somehow, getting away from the coasts (NYC in particular) seems like a good idea, mentally -- even if it's just a metaphor for what you really want to accomplish.
Anyway, for a totally similar but totally different discussion, Sarah Lacy discusses, smartly, the question of whether it pays for startups to locate in Silicon Valley. Personally, I haven't the slightest effin' clue. And I'm sure Sarah has a better sense on this question than myself. But I will say if there's a reason not to locate there, it might be to avoid the herd mentality.
I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here!
Posted by: dr dre studio black | October 11, 2011 at 10:36 PM