Comment by ghc

Isn't it strange that before the widespread adoption of the internet advances in computing were more distributed, but after they've consolidated into the Bay Area?

We know one reason is the concentration of venture capital (almost all the major Boston VCs are now HQ'd out west). And another reason might be non-competes.

But something else must have been at play as well, because it wasn't just one area that the bay sucked the talent out of, it was all of them.

I do wonder what the rise of NY (both in VC dollars and as a startup hub) has to teach us about competing with SV.