While things like cost of living, availability of specific services etc are important the article missed one thing.
In the earliest stages at least, what you need most is a place to be able to think and work and create something without too much distraction.
I'd say a good place to start a startup would be similar to a place you'd want to live if you were working on some hard math problem or something. Somewhere you can walk the streets and think about stuff, with libraries with quiet corners and ubquitous coffee shops would be my ideal. I guess that probably describes a lot of university towns, especially the older ones.
In the earliest stages at least, what you need most is a place to be able to think and work and create something without too much distraction.
I'd say a good place to start a startup would be similar to a place you'd want to live if you were working on some hard math problem or something. Somewhere you can walk the streets and think about stuff, with libraries with quiet corners and ubquitous coffee shops would be my ideal. I guess that probably describes a lot of university towns, especially the older ones.