Recently Andrew Hyde from techstars dropped us a line at HN about boulder startup week, which just passed. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283461 http://ne

Recently Andrew Hyde from techstars dropped us a line at HN about boulder startup week, which just passed. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283461 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283461 (details here: http://boulderstartupweek.com/ http://boulderstartupweek.com/) Techstars, courtesy of pivotal labs made good on their offer and they paid for my plane fare to and from Boulder. I am working on a blog post about my honest experiences there but since this thread is here I might as well post! Boulder is a beautiful place. It is pristine, very nature-y and the people are quite friendly -- they smile as they yield to you crossing the street. There is no graffiti, no littering, and everything is in walkable distance. I am from L.A. born and raised so going to Boulder was quite the experience. Everyone is white, white and tall! I am not white, and I am not tall. There are 3 trashcans most places; compost, recyclables, landfill. The "Trident" coffee shop is (from what I been told) the latest shop you can go to; it closes at 11pm. Boulder is a bubble, and the boulderites know and are proud of their bubble. The people there love their lifestyle and many are quick to say how much "they aren't like L.A. or S.F.". It's not disdain so much as it is pride in their town -- I like that. Above all I think it is correct to say that everyone in Boulder is open to helping out. I mean that as generally as that sounds. Sure people in tech get all happy when they talk to other people in tech, but when we were holding a meeting at "Atlas" coffee shop, the manager of the store joined in on the conversation. I asked her some follow up questions as a "local small business" and we now follow eachother on twitter. At "The Cup" I talked to a worker that that had a lot of tattoos about my ideas regarding tattoos and tech ... it was nice. I think in Boulder.... people are on the same team, they like to think of it like that. I love L.A. though, I have been to S.F. and aside from it having to deal with a lot of tourism, it is a great place as well. S.F. is big so naturally the bar is high. I think it is wrong to say just because Boulder is so helpful that SF is not helpful. YC is very helpful, I enjoyed startupschool and YC alumni are some of the most proactive and helpful people I've met. Boulder is great, but all places have their worth. Boulder is a bubble, and some people like that - nothing wrong there. I would work in Boulder for a startup. I love the friends I've made there. Boulder is authentic in its specific and niche way. But there is no denying that in bigger cities, you've got to deal with a much larger sampling of "authenticity" - L.A. may be dirty, but it's more indicative of a wide range of the world than Boulder is. There is no correct lens to view the world through though. Maybe I'm not making sense. Boulder is a great startup scene. But in the end, a real entrepreneur is going to make the best with what he's got. Don't get the impression that because you are not in xyz town you are handicapped. Thanks for reading.