I've lived in Silicon Valley and did not like it at all. The population density is really high, the rudeness coefficient is really high as well. Everyone I knew was on anti-depressants just because the environment was so tough.

Contrast that with berlin-- a much more healthy lifestyle can be had there, at a lot less cost (both financial and emotional).

The one thing silicon valley has going for it is sand hill road. But I think venture capital is a lot less important now than it used to be-- at least it should be.

Getting a bunch of people who want to create startups together in a geographic area will attract the money eventually.

What countries support this idea? (I'd live in Berlin right now if german immigration wasn't a bear.)