Yes but it's expensive to live there. See this article which was posted today which may be as relevant to people starting software companies as it is to writers

Yes but it's expensive to live there. See this article which was posted today which may be as relevant to people starting software companies as it is to writers: http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/blog/2010/02/fanmail-q-advice-for-new-writers.html http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/blog/2010/02/fanmail-q-advice.... You can have more time to start your company if you're living cheaply (assuming you're not independently wealthy).