[NickKampe]

While I agree that starting a company is vastly different then starting a disruptive startup, other than the valley having a heavier density of VCs what you've stated about supportive startup ecosystems practically not existing anywhere else but in Silicon Valley is utterly false.

Just look at New York, while it's honestly pretty much on par with SV in terms of cost of living, it's got a fantastic startup ecosystem in which many startups burn cash equally as fast.

Step outside the SV bubble, I'd venture to say that two thirds of the states within the continental US have fantastic and thriving startup communities with plenty of talent and venture funding to boot. You just have to know where to look.

As fellow nerds you should realize that with the power of the internet as well as the sheer amount of interconnectivity we now experience, there are virtually no location barriers.