Austinite here too.<p>I agree the funding infrastructure in Austin is lacking. I think that&#x27;s a function of time though, not of interest&#x2F;capability. We&#x27;ll need more and more diverse funding sources to get &#x27;there&#x27;.<p>Generally, the way startup ecosystems go - people make a big exit, fund locally. We&#x27;re still riding the first bubble (Baer et al, Trilogy etc). There&#x27;s a good book on this too.<p>Of course, that diversification is happening naturally, but yeah, we lack the funding infrastructure of a lot of other cities, and acknowledging that fact, and making that fact explicit, and not denying it (&quot;Look we have customer service shops of big companies!&quot;) or a slight of hand (&quot;SV has something different to offer, we&#x27;re unique!&quot;) would be a giant step forward.<p>Austin&#x27;s not there (yet).<p>(Also, it&#x27;s hilarious how CPG is huge in Austin thanks to Deep Eddy, Rhythm, and SKU but it&#x27;s not as sexy famous as even the enterprise software stuff.)