frankly I think the whole east coast vs west coast thing in startups is stupid. You can do your startup from anywhere in the world....as long as you have a decent internet connection.<p>You want support? Come to HN and ask for advice. You want to do some collaboration with someone? Email/skype them. You want to listen to speakers/discussions about startups? Hit up mixergy.<p>Why is it in the age of the web, we still try to localize everything?<p>The only thing that really matters "localization" wise...is capital. Because in SV you have a ton of people investing in startups. While in NYC, the same people are investing in the stock market.<p>That's the only difference....being able to raise a ton of money quickly, simply by being local to the people who actually want to invest in tech startups.