Ever watched The Social Network? Building a startup is exactly like that, except take away the fancy parties and the groupies, not to mention the pranks, easy money and the drinking. Yeah, the movie is actually nothing like reality at all.
But it’s not just the movies that propagate the notion of that alternate, sexualized startup universe. Certain areas like Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley do exude a certain larger than life feeling. Brandon Gadoci considers them places where talent, opportunity and financing all meet to make an impact, where hard work and success are properly aligned and people get funding based on a napkin drawing. They are places where magic happens.
