Replying to parent to address a few different subthreads here. I moved from Boston to Myrtle Beach, SC 6 months ago. Boston living costs are crazy: 3-6x here -

Replying to parent to address a few different subthreads here. I moved from Boston to Myrtle Beach, SC 6 months ago. Boston living costs are crazy: 3-6x here - I can have such a longer runway in Myrtle Beach, and as noted by the article: get lots of media attention, as we have for events out of our coworking space: www.coworkmyr.com We've created a tech community around the space, and we're building an investor community out of the rich retirees in the area, and those that choose to come visit. I've made deeper friendships faster here in 6 months than 6 years in Boston, and I believe the smaller community of tech professionals empowers people to know one another's skills and interests better - to create more fulfilling opportunities when they do arise. I'm sure there will be challenges, like finding talent, but that's still a challenge in Boston, just for a different reason! I'd love to hear more from smaller cities that are creating tech communities: with the right combination of elements, you can go far with your startup, maybe even farther & easier than in Boston or SF.