#2 startup city: Austin, Boulder, or San Diego?

I've actually been surprised by Portland. I received four emails (from my profile here) from strangers recommending Portland.

Do you have link?

That's helpful...thanks! Do you have a link for that?

I have friends in NY that say they can never get enough talent to move there (Paul Graham actually says that as well)....if anyone lives there confirm???

PG http://paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html

"Nerds are a distinct subset of the creative class, with different tastes from the rest. You can see this most clearly in New York, which attracts a lot of creative people, but few nerds. [5]

Seriously, it isn't close. Startup volume here is insane, there's a large number of big-scale successes (Tumblr, Etsy, Foursquare, Kickstarter), a mature group of companies (Google, AOL, Facebook by the end of the year), and a robust small startup community focused in Union Square and Dumbo.

Besides, I'd take Boston or Chicago before those cities.

Should have thought of that! good point

Is there an active startup community there?

I don't know any hacker there...but I will check the cost of living. Thxs