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> However, there is only one place in the UK for starting a startup and that place is London.

But it's a small-ish country, with decent transport connections. Why not Manchester, with trains every 20 minutes to London when needed? [1] Or Bristol [2]. Cambridge has had startups for ages.

[1] http://traintimes.org.uk/london/manchester [2] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/12/bristol-ba...



It's certainly possible to do it that way, but when I was living in NW England, I ended up not making the trip to London very often. You can blame my laziness if you like.




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