http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/09/cambridges_tiger_economy.html en-gb 30 Tue 29 Dec 2009 01:17:59 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/09/cambridges_tiger_economy.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/09/cambridges_tiger_economy.html?page=13#comment2 Cambridge remains a hot-bed for development. But to think that Angel Investors will run for the hills in the current economic climate is naive. Many Angel Investors are seeing the current situation as perfect for finding investment opportunities that may not have been available if everything in the garden was rosy. Thu 18 Sep 2008 10:25:31 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/09/cambridges_tiger_economy.html?page=6#comment1 Cambridge as "the UK's Silicon Valley"? I'm sceptical. House prices dwarf the rest of the UK. Silicon Valley has high prices but the California Bay Area is gorgeous - beaches, mountains, climate etc. Cambs is flat and nondescript. San Fran offers great nightlife, unlike Cambridge. Its regrettable so much UK IT is in dull places like Reading and Cambridge instead of fun places like Leeds / Sheffield / Birmingham / Manchester, with far cheaper housing.Software developer salaries in Cambs don't compensate for cost of living. Same applies to the university. Being "world class" isn't enough when you need a house and some kind of social life / outdoor activities etc. How will Cambridge (uni or businesses) continue to attract the best and brightest?Or to put it another way - you'd better be pretty sure your idea is going to make it, before whiling away your twenties in Cambridgeshire. ;-) Thu 18 Sep 2008 09:01:06 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/09/cambridges_tiger_economy.html?page=0#comment0 When one normally sees the word 'technology' used it is usually an abbreviation for Information Technology. But we believe there is more to Cambridge than just IT. We are a small company that has been in business here for 22 years and last year we were the proud winners of the Innovation Award given by the European Aerosol Federation. Our winning product is a DNA Personal Alarm, which means it not only sounds a very powerful siren in an emergency, it simultaneously sprays a unique DNA code combined with UV to provide a means of linking a suspect of an attack to the scene of the crime.Not all successful businesses are linked to the University. Wed 17 Sep 2008 15:27:43 GMT+1