It is hard to take this guy seriously while looking at that profile pic. I find it kinda funny that he states that midwesterners focus on profit to the exclusi

It is hard to take this guy seriously while looking at that profile pic. I find it kinda funny that he states that midwesterners focus on profit to the exclusion of innovation, and cites Twitter as an example of a company that couldn't have been create there. Yet Twitter is hardly what most would consider an innovative startup, and it actually gained most of its early traction in Austin, Texas, at SXSW. All this while ignoring companies like Apple, Intel, Cisco, and HP that really built what we consider the high-tech startup ecosystem of Silicon Valley that we think of today. Does he really believe that these companies weren't worried about making a profit? I think it is kinda dumb to loop a company like Twitter, which is really not all that innovative at all with the companies that produce hardware and health care solutions. Most people pursuing startups could build the exact same web or smartphone app anywhere else. Chicago, Seattle, or Kansas City. Location is really an excuse. I know plenty of people who have moved to the Valley to pursue startups simply because "if you're serious about your startup, you have to be there." Or because they are hoping to find cofounders, or funding or some other thing they view as a prerequisite for success. The reality is that great innovators made SV, not the other way around. If people think they are going to go some place and morph into brilliant entrepreneurs because of their environment, they are misguided and probably going to be disappointed.