Comments on: The Suburban Entrepreneur http://sociacall.com/blog/2009/04/08/the-nj-entrepreneur/ Blogging about communications and social networking Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: faber http://sociacall.com/blog/2009/04/08/the-nj-entrepreneur/comment-page-1/#comment-7 faber Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:44:28 +0000 http://sociacall.com/blog/?p=1#comment-7 Tom, You missed my point. I'm not saying people don't know where Einstein lived (well, some people don't but, as you pointed out, they're morons :-). I'm saying when asked, they will reply with "Princeton", not "New Jersey". When asked where the 1849 Gold Rush occurred, people will say "California", not "Sutter's Mill". See the difference? -- Faber Tom,

You missed my point. I’m not saying people don’t know where Einstein lived (well, some people don’t but, as you pointed out, they’re morons :-) . I’m saying when asked, they will reply with “Princeton”, not “New Jersey”. When asked where the 1849 Gold Rush occurred, people will say “California”, not “Sutter’s Mill”. See the difference?

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]]> By: Tom http://sociacall.com/blog/2009/04/08/the-nj-entrepreneur/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tom Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:09:39 +0000 http://sociacall.com/blog/?p=1#comment-4 With respect to the East/West or "Right/Left" coast aspect, I'm not sure I agree. Before there was Silicon Valley, there was (and still is) the "Technology Highway" (aka Rt. 128) in Massachusetts. On thing that seems to be missing in NJ vs. either CA or MA is the confluence of both money AND multiple high-tech universities within a small geographic locale. It also seems to help explain why Princeton is the one possible exception inside the Jersey borders. At one point, Bell Labs was the anchor point for research and entrepreneur spin-offs, but that died in the 1990's. Failing an alternative center, the NYC magnet phenomenon is simple: entrepreneurs flock to where the money is located. That said, I agree there is not only opportunity but need to bring more focus and shine more light on things happening on the NJ side of the Hudson. With NJIT and Rutgers, as well as ties to Finance, Newark might be a potential center with a bit of nurturing and development, as well as more publicity. Lastly, I think Faber's comments are too negative. As someone born and educated in the Mid-West who didn't come east until after graduate school, anyone who doesn't know where Einstein lived, where the light bulb was invented, and where Springsteen is from is simply a moron. With respect to the East/West or “Right/Left” coast aspect, I’m not sure I agree. Before there was Silicon Valley, there was (and still is) the “Technology Highway” (aka Rt. 128) in Massachusetts.

On thing that seems to be missing in NJ vs. either CA or MA is the confluence of both money AND multiple high-tech universities within a small geographic locale. It also seems to help explain why Princeton is the one possible exception inside the Jersey borders. At one point, Bell Labs was the anchor point for research and entrepreneur spin-offs, but that died in the 1990’s. Failing an alternative center, the NYC magnet phenomenon is simple: entrepreneurs flock to where the money is located.

That said, I agree there is not only opportunity but need to bring more focus and shine more light on things happening on the NJ side of the Hudson. With NJIT and Rutgers, as well as ties to Finance, Newark might be a potential center with a bit of nurturing and development, as well as more publicity.

Lastly, I think Faber’s comments are too negative. As someone born and educated in the Mid-West who didn’t come east until after graduate school, anyone who doesn’t know where Einstein lived, where the light bulb was invented, and where Springsteen is from is simply a moron.

]]> By: faber http://sociacall.com/blog/2009/04/08/the-nj-entrepreneur/comment-page-1/#comment-3 faber Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:41:51 +0000 http://sociacall.com/blog/?p=1#comment-3 I think you're half-right. NYC does get all the glory for startups and entrepreneurs (S&E) but that doesn't mean there aren't S&Es in NJ; I know of several It's that there is no publicity for the them. And it's not just S&Es. It's music, movies, and culture. NJ has that problem in general. North Jersey (by which the mean NorthWEST Jersey) is an extension of NYC, South Jersey (which is actually southEAST Jersey) is an extension of Philly. The rest of us don't exist in the media. Answer the following questions: Where is the Statue of Liberty located? Where was the 1849 Gold Rush? Everyone will say "New York" and "California". Now, answer these questions: Where did Einstein live when he was in America? Where did Bruce Springsteen get his start? Where was the light bulb invented? NO ONE will say "New Jersey". It's not that we don't have S&Es, it's that no one talks about them. I think you’re half-right. NYC does get all the glory for startups and entrepreneurs (S&E) but that doesn’t mean there aren’t S&Es in NJ; I know of several It’s that there is no publicity for the them. And it’s not just S&Es. It’s music, movies, and culture. NJ has that problem in general. North Jersey (by which the mean NorthWEST Jersey) is an extension of NYC, South Jersey (which is actually southEAST Jersey) is an extension of Philly. The rest of us don’t exist in the media.

Answer the following questions: Where is the Statue of Liberty located? Where was the 1849 Gold Rush? Everyone will say “New York” and “California”.

Now, answer these questions: Where did Einstein live when he was in America? Where did Bruce Springsteen get his start? Where was the light bulb invented? NO ONE will say “New Jersey”.

It’s not that we don’t have S&Es, it’s that no one talks about them.

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