I left Western NY decades ago, a small town 60 miles from Buffalo, because there was nothing there for me. It's not a place for software entrepreneurs. But now,

I left Western NY decades ago, a small town 60 miles from Buffalo, because there was nothing there for me. It's not a place for software entrepreneurs. But now, as I struggle with costs in downtown Chicago, I wonder if there's some way to make something of the old place. The answer is no, unless you can attract the right people there, and for that there has to be a good job and at least few amenities. Both can be created, but only if lightning strikes. It's a tough situation.