Ask HN: Why move to Silicon Valley versus going to London?

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I, along with my co-founder, are currently debating whether to move to Silicon Valley (neither one of us has roots there) or go to Britain (one of is British).

I think that startups based in Silicon Valley are statistically going to have a higher chance of a) success and b) funding. But I just don't have raw data or stats to back that up.

Any one care to share something tangible?

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That's not to say that you can't be successful in London but you have to really understand the difference and execute accordingly.

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