I think what will help them is some great local examples of people doing awesome technical work and changing the world through it and getting paid, and local in

I think what will help them is some great local examples of people doing awesome technical work and changing the world through it and getting paid, and local investors who can support that. Right now there is the bad example of the Samwers, and the good example of Soundcloud. Bitcoin and small hardware projects (and security) seem like the main areas where someone could easily do that. Music/club/youth related startups too I guess.