Comments on: More chatter about region’s tech future; Philly vs. Philacon Valley http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/05/21/more-chatter-about-regions-tech-future-philly-vs-philacon-valley Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: haveboard http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/05/21/more-chatter-about-regions-tech-future-philly-vs-philacon-valley/comment-page-1#comment-639 haveboard Sun, 24 May 2009 17:15:42 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=3208#comment-639 Philacon Valley. Please, no. Philacon Valley. Please, no.

]]> By: David Martorana http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/05/21/more-chatter-about-regions-tech-future-philly-vs-philacon-valley/comment-page-1#comment-636 David Martorana Sun, 24 May 2009 14:36:41 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=3208#comment-636 A tax increase. Nice. It's the Business Privledge Tax, Gross Receipts Tax, and high City Wage Tax that keeps business out of Philly. My tax bracket as an independent software developer in this city is 50%. I've certainly thought of leaving. And their solution? Raise sales tax? Dear God. Ever wonder why there wasn't an Apple store in Philly? BPT and GRT is why. A tax increase. Nice. It’s the Business Privledge Tax, Gross Receipts Tax, and high City Wage Tax that keeps business out of Philly. My tax bracket as an independent software developer in this city is 50%. I’ve certainly thought of leaving. And their solution? Raise sales tax? Dear God. Ever wonder why there wasn’t an Apple store in Philly? BPT and GRT is why.

]]> By: chriscera http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/05/21/more-chatter-about-regions-tech-future-philly-vs-philacon-valley/comment-page-1#comment-635 chriscera Sun, 24 May 2009 14:21:32 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=3208#comment-635 Fred Wilson has a talk where I think he says that "New York" should just be "New York" instead of "Silicon Alley". He gives some good reasons, and I think the name Philicon Valley always puts us as behind Silicon Valley. At this point I'm not against a regional brand with a new spin, but my opinion here could change. Talk video: http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/bury-the-name-silicon-alley.html Thanks for promoting this conversation. Fred Wilson has a talk where I think he says that “New York” should just be “New York” instead of “Silicon Alley”. He gives some good reasons, and I think the name Philicon Valley always puts us as behind Silicon Valley. At this point I’m not against a regional brand with a new spin, but my opinion here could change.

Talk video: http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/bury-the-name-silicon-alley.html

Thanks for promoting this conversation.

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