> many years ago It must have been many years ago. Today it is part of the union and is actually 2 states, North and South Dakota. Kidding aside, I don't see

> many years ago It must have been many years ago. Today it is part of the union and is actually 2 states, North and South Dakota. Kidding aside, I don't see either state as a real Mecca for start ups. The money is on the coasts. The people with the know how to get big name recognition are on the coasts. If you want to start a bank or a paper box company, SD is cool. If you want to build a startup that needs facetime with angel investors and social ties to facebook, et al, I don't think the midwest is the place to be.