Really? I don't see much correlation. Top 5 by degree density: SF, NY, Boston, Washington, Seattle Top 5 by startup density: SF, Boston, Seattle, NY, Washing

Really? I don't see much correlation. Top 5 by degree density: SF, NY, Boston, Washington, Seattle Top 5 by startup density: SF, Boston, Seattle, NY, Washington The latter list is from http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/06/startup-centers.html http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/06/startup-centers.ht... So, yeah, it's the same 5, but not the same order. I did find it interesting that those 5 cities all popped out on the first graph of Degree and Population Density (by City) on the original blog post - http://blog.robpitingolo.org/2010/05/where-smart-people-live.html http://blog.robpitingolo.org/2010/05/where-smart-people-live... So if you have a city over a certain size with a higher percentage of college grads than would be expected based on population size, then it's likely to be a startup hub. And the more unexpected the difference, the more significant the startup activity. Except NY has less than expected college grads, so I guess at some point overall size still matters.