More != better or even good. I mean, I'd consider thinking of what really qualifies as a startup? Is it the guy who's reading PHP for Dummies in his undies in h

More != better or even good. I mean, I'd consider thinking of what really qualifies as a startup? Is it the guy who's reading PHP for Dummies in his undies in his little apartment with delusions of grandeur about how he's the next Zuckerberg? Is it guys who will probably fail but have a few VCs supporting them? Is it somewhere in between? The words 'startup' and 'entrepreneur' get thrown around carelessly these days and I'd argue that defining the post's definition of these would help us answer the question posed in the title. I think Silicon Valley is known for its numbers equally as much as its successes whereas maybe we're just counting startups in other places and comparing them with a bias toward connecting sheet volume with the title of "Startup Capital of wherever". I live in Chicago and only visited NYC once so the only knowledge I have on the topic is what I read about the two places (Silicon Valley and NYC, that is). That's why I need more info in order to have a solid opinion. Until the author gives me that information I take the post as just kind of entertainment fodder. Also, I was confused about the comments regarding sprawl in the last paragraph in the PG quote. Is sprawl only something the suburbs have? I'd think New York Has just as much sprawl if not more. The difference being that their sprawl takes a different form. Sprawl to me is a vast expanse of shops and malls and just businesses every which way on every which street. I'm the suburbs we have our main roads filled with strip malls and such and in NYC there is just mile after mile of buildings filled top to bottom with the same kind of businesses minus the parking lots and hillbillies. Also, personal opinion, NYC is dirty and literally reals of garbage even on fifth avenue or just outside the trump building and even on the edge of central park. It reminded me of a slightly larger, dirtier version of Chicago. Didn't much care for it.