Comments on: The tyranny of distance http://warrenseen.com/blog/2006/02/04/the-tyranny-of-distance/ freelance software developer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: warren http://warrenseen.com/blog/2006/02/04/the-tyranny-of-distance/#comment-3 warren Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:23:46 +0000 http://warrenseen.com/blog/2006/02/04/the-tyranny-of-distance/#comment-3 Thanks for the comment Ben, some good thoughts there. I probably should have prefaced the post by mentioning that I'm based in Launceston, (Tas) so sometimes it feels like I'm surrounded by luddites :-) Nevertheless, I'm happy with my lifestyle right here on the banks of the Tamar. River views and cows over the back fence included. I guess the bigger you think though, the more apparent your constraints become. I think you've also hit on something else there - it feels like US based startups are not terribly sympathetic to the whole global/local dichotomy, to them they are aiming locally, but having a global effect. One has to wonder, would a "digg.com.au" or "digg.com.sg" look any different to digg.com? Thanks for the comment Ben, some good thoughts there. I probably should have prefaced the post by mentioning that I’m based in Launceston, (Tas) so sometimes it feels like I’m surrounded by luddites :-) Nevertheless, I’m happy with my lifestyle right here on the banks of the Tamar. River views and cows over the back fence included. I guess the bigger you think though, the more apparent your constraints become.

I think you’ve also hit on something else there - it feels like US based startups are not terribly sympathetic to the whole global/local dichotomy, to them they are aiming locally, but having a global effect.

One has to wonder, would a “digg.com.au” or “digg.com.sg” look any different to digg.com?

]]> By: ben barren http://warrenseen.com/blog/2006/02/04/the-tyranny-of-distance/#comment-2 ben barren Sat, 04 Feb 2006 03:27:10 +0000 http://warrenseen.com/blog/2006/02/04/the-tyranny-of-distance/#comment-2 Very well put ! Obviously it depends what your passion and life experience is ! In some way, I'm very happy sitting here on a balcony a 25 degree day with an offshore breeze in Shoreham, Mornington Peninsula, 1 hour from Melbourne Australia. Now when I do take that one hour drive in, and meet with um how do I put it "idiots" sometimes I yearn for that whole life between San Fran, the Valley and 101. But mostly I think about chipping away at that 39% of google revenue that is international. Thru Australia, England, Canada, NZ.. whoever else speaks English outside of US, some Asian Countries, hit up Germany, Sth America, and so on. It all depends, and like you I have a different opinion each day !!!! Ill start with gnoos.com.au and see where to go from there.. Im certainly not going thru dotbomb again... so to me locality does allow a low risk, targeted ability to play in my own backyard..... Very well put ! Obviously it depends what your passion and life experience is ! In some way, I’m very happy sitting here on a balcony a 25 degree day with an offshore breeze in Shoreham, Mornington Peninsula, 1 hour from Melbourne Australia. Now when I do take that one hour drive in, and meet with um how do I put it “idiots” sometimes I yearn for that whole life between San Fran, the Valley and 101. But mostly I think about chipping away at that 39% of google revenue that is international. Thru Australia, England, Canada, NZ.. whoever else speaks English outside of US, some Asian Countries, hit up Germany, Sth America, and so on. It all depends, and like you I have a different opinion each day !!!! Ill start with gnoos.com.au and see where to go from there.. Im certainly not going thru dotbomb again… so to me locality does allow a low risk, targeted ability to play in my own backyard…..

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