[monsterix]

I wish there was something like this here in DC. Very little startup scene. All I get to see are those sweettalk recruitment shops and those three lettered agencies that I couldn't imagine working for.

Good news for you Detroit!

[ryanSrich]

I had the complete opposite experience in DC. There are a TON of startups in DC. Far more than where I live now (Portland OR).

You should checkout über offices. They have 5-10 startups working out of all three locations (most of with funding). On top of the co-working/startup spaces you have other accelerators and funding opportunities like 1776 and Acceleprise.

The DC startup scene is definitely healthy.

[jasondc]

I agree, I've lived in DC my whole life and always told myself the startup scene was great there. Then I moved to NYC, and now Palo Alto. The startup scene in DC is horrible compared to similar sized cities (by contrast Portland has Nike, Intel, New Relic, Puppet Labs, etc.), and DC is dominated by the federal government. Why work at a startup in DC when you can make $150k+ as a gov't contractor in DC.

[Bahamut]

I don't recall that being the case - there are plenty of small companies in the area. The one problem all of them face though is funding is difficult to obtain there, but I have found that higher quality companies emerge as a result.

[troycroz]

acceleprise, 1776, paul singh, steve case, 5-10 coworking spaces...

DC startup scene is hardly dead.