Forward Thinking City
For the longest time, the only way to break into startups was to move to SF and work for a hot company or get into YC. Even if your company is exploding in Maine or Iowa, if you weren't tapped into the bay area network, no investors would stop to listen
Why does the bay area work?
The bay area works because of the luck surface increase given to anyone who enters its gates. You might run into a future employee at a bar or run into Marc Andreessen at Lambda School's offices (This actually happened). The serendipitous interactions are what makes the bay area, the bay area.
Could you recreate the serendipitous nature of the bay area, virtually?
We've been able to get investments from top angels in SF, met the likes of Eric Ries and Jack Altman, and are virtually rubbing shoulder industry legends in Twitter and Clubhouse. It brings me to the following question. Can you recreate the serendipitous nature of the bay area, virtually?
Introducing Forward Thinking City
FTC is a city that is recreating the bay area, but on a virtual platform. We're early, but we have our first residents paying taxes of $7mo, we have a radio station, a city newspaper outlet, and a town hall where you can meet other residents to mix and mingle.