In the past, people have cited the presence of Wall Street being the thing that prevented the 'pure tech' startup scene from developing - since Wall St paid dev

In the past, people have cited the presence of Wall Street being the thing that prevented the 'pure tech' startup scene from developing - since Wall St paid developers too well. The real eye-opener for me was how crowded and positive the Startup Weekend events have been in NYC : And the number of Meetups is staggering. It seems to me that some kind of critical mass has been achieved, and New York no longer feels like a staging area before moving to the Valley.