There's a huge premium, when consulting, to being there in person. One of the easier ways to do a startup without investors (or homelessness) in this area is

There's a huge premium, when consulting, to being there in person. One of the easier ways to do a startup without investors (or homelessness) in this area is to work 3-6 months out of the year as a contractor. My impression is that getting those jobs is way easier here than anywhere else. /my impression/ is that it's similar when getting VC money, but I don't have direct experience with that like I have with consulting. People you meet in person, in my experience, are more likely to do business deals with you, and you are going to run into more people of the calibre you want to have partnerships with in this area than anywhere else.