How about working in Silicon Valley? Everybody knows that all the "real" startups are out there. I'm calling bullshit on this, once and for all. I love SV, and

How about working in Silicon Valley? Everybody knows that all the "real" startups are out there. I'm calling bullshit on this, once and for all. I love SV, and I love the entire Bay Area, but it's not a requirement for startups. He's mostly right, but he's also playing into the black-and-white fallacy. No clear-thinking person would say that being in SV is a requirement for a "real" startup. (It's not even technically true anymore, since I've been noticing that more and more startups are popping up with main offices in SF instead.) It's just that it's more likely that you'll find startups in SV. Culture, draw, etc. It's true -- but don't mention that to the Foursquare boys in NYC.