Yeah, that's probably the case, I was just entertaining a thought experiment because I really like the people I've met through techstars and want them to do wel

Yeah, that's probably the case, I was just entertaining a thought experiment because I really like the people I've met through techstars and want them to do well. The bay area's network effects really do create different kinds of opportunity rather than just more of the same - it's the reason I moved to the bay area in the first place three years ago and it's been a great career decision. Living here means being able to do things like apply to yc, whereas I'd probably never consider moving to Boulder or Boston if it just came down to 5 digits of seed investment. I'd rather stay here and force my projects to happen during nights and weekends instead. Here, you'd be crazy to turn down admission to yc and access to the advisors involved, no matter what your day job pays.