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Dropbox to Establish International Office in Dublin

by j_col on 12/3/12, 10:57 AM with 31 comments

  • by BenjaminDyer on 12/3/12, 12:28 PM

    With the UK being the biggest userbase in the EU for Dropbox its a shame they've decided to open up in Dublin, as my accountant would say its a good "tax optimisation" strategy.

    Sure, hate the game not the player, but they could have scored some major plus points on the day Public Accounts Committee in the UK have poured scorn on Google, Amazon and Starbucks:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20559791

  • by EamonLeonard on 12/3/12, 1:35 PM

    Anyone dismissing[1] this as purely a tax-play[2] doesn't do service to the thriving, vibrant and diversive tech community that Dublin has. Anyone based here for even a few weeks would know that.

    Dublin's #1 strength over places like London and Berlin is it's geographic size, which makes meetups accessible, leaders and role models available, and creates a friendly and familiar feel, where we all fee like we are part of something bigger than the startups that are here.

    Side note: To anyone here on HN visiting Dublin in the future, feel free to connect with us, you'd be very welcome -- @ me on Twitter... @EamonLeonard

    [1] http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/03/dropbox-announces-f...

    [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4864190

  • by znt on 12/3/12, 11:51 AM

    I thought UK had a richer talent pool, for development positions and such. I really wonder if they chose Ireland to evade tax.

  • by jaimebuelta on 12/3/12, 1:49 PM

    Does anyone know what do they refer with "Iberian language"? https://www.dropbox.com/position?jvi=o92YWfwP,Job

    I mean, as they are referring before to Spanish, I guess it is Portuguese, maybe?

    Because if they refer to Old Iberian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_language), it is going to be difficult to find anyone :-D

  • by abcd_f on 12/3/12, 11:40 AM

  • by onetwothreefour on 12/3/12, 9:12 PM

    LOL.