This is all based on hard data we have collected from my company StartupDigest. direct link: www.thestartupdigest.com
The strongest 5 cities outside of the US for us (60% of our issues are outside of the US) based on subscribe size, growth, and click through rate are in this order:
1. London
2. Paris
3. Tel Aviv
4. Beijing
5. Toronto
Granted I haven't lived in any of these cities long enough to know whats it really like but these are the top cities from our data alone.
My advice would be to get in touch with with founders, hackers, and VC's in these areas to get the real feel for what these cities are like. Then visit your top choices, and cowork there for 2-4 weeks.
Thanks, that's good advice. We'll probably do tourist visas for 60-90 days initially.
I appreciate seeing the results from your subscriber base. I also see the list of cities for which you provide info as an interesting shortlist ot consider. For instance, one city in France and Japan but three in Germany!
The strongest 5 cities outside of the US for us (60% of our issues are outside of the US) based on subscribe size, growth, and click through rate are in this order:
1. London 2. Paris 3. Tel Aviv 4. Beijing 5. Toronto
Granted I haven't lived in any of these cities long enough to know whats it really like but these are the top cities from our data alone.
My advice would be to get in touch with with founders, hackers, and VC's in these areas to get the real feel for what these cities are like. Then visit your top choices, and cowork there for 2-4 weeks.
Hope this helps!