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New York is going to be the second choice here, I think. The culture is certainly a little different in terms of VCs and the sorts of companies that take up residence there, but it's a great place to be.

After that, having spent a good length of time in Boston, I can say that there is a small but very healthy startup community there.

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Yeah my purely speculative, non scientific list goes like this:

1) The Bay Area (Silicon Valley + SF etc.) - Pretty much perpetually

2) NYC

3) Austin,Tx and Boston are tied

3.5) Chicago

4) Seattle, Boulder,Co ; and Los Angeles are tied

5) Any other major city with a good engineering school in the vicinity or other major money industry with that needs a few Computer Science and/or IT guys around (i.e. Oil)

A few cities like this include: Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Washington D.C., Miami, Kansas City (especially since Google Fiber is rolling out there), and Las Vegas

Just for info, I currently live in Austin. Almost moved to SF but just finished school and prefer the nightlife in Austin

Good list, though I'd think that D.C. would rank higher considering it's supposed to be a huge (growing?) tech center. Or maybe those jobs are just for government.

Funny you mention Chicago. I'm there right now for a business trip, and decided I'd love to move here. I was wondering about the startup scene though...

I currently live in Long Beach, CA which is 30 mins south of LA, and it blows. There is a distinct lack of techies and nobody is working on solving interesting problems. Maybe it's different in LA proper though.

Santa Monica is where most of the tech scene is at in LA

What makes you say you'd love to move to Chicago?

I like the vibe of the city. There's a ton of interesting things to do, people pay attention to their appearance, and the architecture is awesome. Plus, it's not ultra-crowded like NYC, which makes real-estate affordable.

Chicago resident here. It's a great city indeed and the startup scene is growing rapidly. Happy to chat/answer any questions you have about it all.

tim at matchist dot com

I don't think Chicago is a great place to move to in anticipation of finding a job at a startup. It is, on the other hand, a fantastic place to move to to start one.

Boston and the surrounding area including southern New Hampshire. There is a mini tech boom happening there and the tax situation in NH is extremely good for startups. You also have access to a huge pool of talent from all of the surrounding schools in New England.

After that, having spent a good length of time in Boston, I can say that there is a small but very healthy startup community there.

Boston's tech community isn't small, it's just spread out around the entire ring-highway encircling metro Boston.

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