if my company failed in the Valley I could probably get an equivalent executive role with a technology company I don't live in Silicon Valley, but I would imag

if my company failed in the Valley I could probably get an equivalent executive role with a technology company I don't live in Silicon Valley, but I would imagine that while there are lots of these more of these opportunities floating around, there is a lot of competition for them too. That said, if you want to be a movie star, go to Hollywood. If you want to be in musicals, go to New York. Country singer, Nashville. The same logic goes for startup founders and Silicon Valley. There are bound to be more resources and like-minded people there than most other places, and that's where the venture capital lives, too.