London or Berlin are where all the action is in consumer and B2B web startups. They're where the money and markets are. If you're doing something connected with the media or financial industries, then I think there's a very good case that London's the best city in the world to start it; Silicon Valley doesn't have the depth in banks, advertising, publishing, music, TV, film or fashion. The only competition for those startups'd be New York. Net-a-Porter would never work in Silicon Valley.
The Baltic states, especially Tallinn, have benefitted from Skype; the Scandinavian countries are full of developer talent. They're also full of English speakers, and if you're looking to go global, that doesn't hurt.
If you're doing hardware or biotech, the answer's Cambridge, though.
The Baltic states, especially Tallinn, have benefitted from Skype; the Scandinavian countries are full of developer talent. They're also full of English speakers, and if you're looking to go global, that doesn't hurt.
If you're doing hardware or biotech, the answer's Cambridge, though.