I definitely agree that Palo Alto is a completely different world than Chattanooga, but equivalently, Ringold GA is a different planet than Chattanooga. I thin

I definitely agree that Palo Alto is a completely different world than Chattanooga, but equivalently, Ringold GA is a different planet than Chattanooga. I think to get a feel for the culture, community, and people who are doing startups here and living in that scene you've got to be around downtown, southside, & northshore really embed yourself but yes, as twog said, Chatt won't be Palo Alto - but Austin, Boulder... definitely.