As an East Coasters I get the feeling there are two distinct groups in Silicon Alley (NYC). One group is represented by people like the author of this article,

As an East Coasters I get the feeling there are two distinct groups in Silicon Alley (NYC). One group is represented by people like the author of this article, who has a limited knowledge of Silicon Alley, and write articles based on their limited experience. The other group are highly involved in SA activities like these : http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/30/the-best-tech-events-this-week-aarrr-edition/ http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/30/the-best-tech-events-this... http://generalassemb.ly/events-page http://generalassemb.ly/events-page http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/29/art-hack-day-brooklyn-319-scholes/ http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/29/art-hack-day-brooklyn-319... http://www.wixlounge.com/#!calender http://www.wixlounge.com/#!calender There are plenty of smart people who spend think about tech night and day, and disagree that the best and brightest are primarily in fiance. To many people fiance are causing more harm to the country then good.