[rebel19]

Ok, so it is cheaper to do business in the south...but businesses that start in the south will get a 250k round of funding while the same one would get 2 million in the valley...which one is going more likely to give a company to get the traction it needs?

[timjahn]

Because there's definitely no examples of bootstrapped companies which have gained more traction than funded companies, and (gasp) maybe even been more successful...

Come on. Let's end this celebration of funding once and for all, and start celebrating the hard working entrepreneurs who bootstrap.

[cyanbane]

Depends on if a company needs 250k or 2m for traction.