I lived in Utah for a year (Logan) and San Francisco for many. Utah culture does have some positives. The work ethic is very strong, the atmosphere is pro-bus

I lived in Utah for a year (Logan) and San Francisco for many. Utah culture does have some positives. The work ethic is very strong, the atmosphere is pro-business, and employees are loyal almost to a fault. In California I think the M.O. is "looking out for number one" -- in Utah I felt that even low level employees often have a sense of commitment to their employers. I also think that Mormons specifically can be good in sales due to their missionary work which is two-years of religiously mandated door-to-door sales training. But the Utah culture lacks in other areas -- specifically on "being a hustler/hacker" and being creative, neither of which is plentiful in Utah. By the way, Overstock and Novell are the only tech companies in Utah I can think of -- are there any that are more recent?