[btrautsc]

Cheers to that!

Shameless plug: Tennessee is a great place for startups. Ambition (YC w14) is based in Chattanooga, TN - a beautiful city, nestled in the mountains, with great quality of life, low cost of living, plus an awesome, smaller but energetic downtown + hip surrounding neighborhoods (think Boulder, CO or a very mini-Austin, TX).

We are also ~ 90 minutes from downtown Nashville and downtown Atlanta.

If anyone is ever passing through or interested in a change of scenery from the Southeast (or the Bay Area, DC, NYC... cough, anywhere), let us know. We're hiring.

[deftnerd]

I just got a 250k BitAngels grant for a project I'm working on. I'm in Austin, but I've also been considering a move to a less expensive place as long as it had good broadband and an active developer community. Chattanooga is definitely on the short list.

[btrautsc]

Just noticed your comment, albeit a few days late. If you have questions about getting started or making connections in Chatt - shoot me an email and we'll try to set some intro's up. Per your ideals, this could be a pretty good place to work on your project. Cost of living will definitely be less than Austin. (although our brisket is not quite as good).

[archon]

I love Chattanooga. It's beautiful, has a ton of entertainment options (especially if you're into being outside), and the people are great.

The fact that we have residential fiber also helps.