Things that Silicon Valley Doesn't Have: Your mom supporting your startup
At SocialCaddy we genuinely admire Silicon Valley. As a matter of fact we would kill to have an office there and get exposed to some of the most brilliant minds and ideas in the world. But we don't. C'est la vie!
And sometimes we get really tired with our fellow New Yorker (and to some extend Athenian) bloggers and founders drooling in sleep about Silicon Valley, constantly bitching about the Big Apple and the rest of the world. (Come on guys, you live in the most amazing city - embrace it!)
So we decided to start this humorous (and so true) series of things you wont find in your cubicle at Menlo Park.
Take that Silicon Valley! (kidding!)
Part 1: Your mom doing the groceries
If you are a Startup and you are not based in Silicon Valley, then most probably you are still at home. Chances are your folks are around too.
Parents (especially moms) are a weird animal. They spend most of their time worrying about you, trying to discourage you from leaving your steady job at McKinsey or BCG (yawn). But when you finally take the leap and start your own company something clicks. A magical things happens and they treat your startup as if it's you. For bootstrapped ultralight startups, like us, this can make such a difference. (it's an unofficial Y-combinator :)
UPDATE: That's an event worth checking out if you are considering making the transition: Working at a startup .
(summary: If you're like a lot of programmers you may have considered one day joining a startup. But the prospect probably seems a bit mystifying. Most people know what the deal is with working for a big company. What's the deal with working for a startup?
Work at a Startup is a special evening event designed to explain that. How can you tell whether a startup would be good to work for? How much salary and equity should you expect from startups at different stages? What's the work like at different types of startups? Are there any danger signs you should watch for? We'll answer all those questions.)
