Startups are stepping stones. Where I grew up in Ohio, there were two kinds of jobs: entry level jobs that paid nothing, and jobs for older people and experien

Startups are stepping stones. Where I grew up in Ohio, there were two kinds of jobs: entry level jobs that paid nothing, and jobs for older people and experienced professionals that paid well. There was nothing in between. If your city has no "startup scene" (no entrepreneurship), then there is no class mobility. People have to leave to move up, and they often never come back.