Comments on: Another East Coast West Coast Thing http://eastcoastblogging.com/2008/01/28/another-east-coast-west-coast-thing/ A Look At The Local DC Tech Scene and Other Technology and Social Media Musings Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:53:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marc Benton http://eastcoastblogging.com/2008/01/28/another-east-coast-west-coast-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Marc Benton Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:57:13 +0000 http://eastcoastblogging.com/2008/01/28/another-east-coast-west-coast-thing/#comment-854 I wouldn't say this is a phenomenon solely related to VCs. I've witnessed similar differences apply to our military (during my time in the Navy) and in a corporate setting (at Titan, Inc.). There are definitely unique cultural traits on each coast which affect a company areas such as working atmosphere, marketing techniques and fiscal decisions. At the risk of sounding simple, the west coast is more laid back and willing to take bigger risks. I have recently seen more East coast companies attempt and succeed in obtaining funding from West coast investors. That would be an interesting metric to obtain. I wouldn’t say this is a phenomenon solely related to VCs. I’ve witnessed similar differences apply to our military (during my time in the Navy) and in a corporate setting (at Titan, Inc.). There are definitely unique cultural traits on each coast which affect a company areas such as working atmosphere, marketing techniques and fiscal decisions. At the risk of sounding simple, the west coast is more laid back and willing to take bigger risks.

I have recently seen more East coast companies attempt and succeed in obtaining funding from West coast investors. That would be an interesting metric to obtain.

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