Having lived in the Midwest most of my life, a lot of the talk about the culture does ring true. At least enough to make me smile. But I'm not sure the problem

Having lived in the Midwest most of my life, a lot of the talk about the culture does ring true. At least enough to make me smile. But I'm not sure the problem of a startup ecosystem that won't take off is because of that culture, because it's not unique to the Midwest... Serious question: is there any region that regularly produces "tech first, business model second" startups apart from Silicon Valley? New York, maybe? (Though you get "Why New York Sucks" posts too.) If this particular brand of lightning has only struck once or twice, the question isn't "why does everywhere else suck?" but "what kind of bizarre conditions made Silicon Valley happen in the first place?" I suspect that this is a strongly path-dependent phenomenon: part culture and attitude, but part historical accident. If so, it's going to be very difficult to duplicate. Edit: typo