Every time I'm in California, people tell me I should move my startup out there, rather than Minneapolis. But I'm (probably) staying here. I have a network here, too... maybe not as grand as Silicon Valley, but it's something.
Just like startups need to find a niche against entrenched companies, non-Bay area startup communities need to find their niche to compete with Silicon Valley. In the Twin Cities, we have a lot of medical startups, and a lot of interest at least in enterprise-oriented startups, thanks to our massive Fortune 500 headquarters concentration. Best Buy is very supportive of the startup community, and Target is very supportive of DevOps. In March, we're having our first enterprise startup conference (http://enterpriserising.co). Over the next few years, I think we're grow into our niche. I hope so!
Just like startups need to find a niche against entrenched companies, non-Bay area startup communities need to find their niche to compete with Silicon Valley. In the Twin Cities, we have a lot of medical startups, and a lot of interest at least in enterprise-oriented startups, thanks to our massive Fortune 500 headquarters concentration. Best Buy is very supportive of the startup community, and Target is very supportive of DevOps. In March, we're having our first enterprise startup conference (http://enterpriserising.co). Over the next few years, I think we're grow into our niche. I hope so!