Based on the quantity of opportunities multiplied by their quality. This is purely taking into consideration current positioning in the tech world proxied by startups (incl unicorns, VC, etc), investment in tech, concentration of talent, tech forward culture, and presence of satellite offices for major tech companies, as well as growth potential. Not taking into account my personal preferences, cost of living, politics, or anything like that. SF Tier: San Francisco Bay Area S+ Tier: NYC S Tier: Seattle, Boston, Austin A Tier: DC/NOVA, LA, Denver, San Diego B Tier: Raleigh/Durham, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Portland, Salt Lake City C Tier: Minneapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh D Tier: Sacramento, Miami, Detroit, Cleveland, Houston F Tier: Orlando, St Louis, Charlotte, San Antonio
San Diego is listed twice
I was on the fence with that one, but forgot to remove. Just edited it
lol didnt expect miami at D after the VC pump
Tampa is kind of tech capital for Florida (not Miami).
Where is Boulder?
Denver
Colarado
Oh yeah, sactown is right where it belongs.
Atlanta?
Charlotte is the second largest financial center in the country. Lots of fintech startups there as well. It should be C tier at least.
Agreed. They may not have much big tech but they should certainly be higher. I’m not sure of the rationale of putting them below places like Cleveland or Minneapolis. I get Raleigh/Durham is a research area but I’d rank Charlotte in tight with them and there’s a huge gap in this list between the two of them.
Shouldn’t F tier be ‘all remaining cities’…what makes San Antonio or St. Louis better than anywhere else, tech-wise. Also, you get to 25 cities by the end of D tier
Yea I added in a few that aren't in the 25 largest, like Nashville
Charlotte is better than that. San Diego is not. Vegas? Columbus and Cinci
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I say keep them both S+, but agree on Seattle