Sadly we have several cities chomping at the bit to BECOME the next Silicon Valley. There's little regard to exactly what that means.

Usually doesn't mean anything more than self-promotion, which ironically mostly seems to be used to not become a better place to actually move to.

I think "nice weather" figures in there somewhere.

The fun part of the "I'm mad at those wealthy people over there" movement is that the industry the disdain is directed at is hotswappable.

I travel a lot. Pointing at "tech" is a red herring that ensures the most vulnerable people won't figure it out. I would say "tech" is the most inclusive of all the wealthy gentrifiers.

There is no specific university you have to go to, there is no specific fraternity you need to be part of, there is no degree you actually need, very different than high finance or upper class Chinese estate planners.

Austin. And it’s already having tons of growing pains.