Reno? Easy. No ecosystem, aside from specialized things (Gigafactory etc).
I would LOVE to start an accelerator type thing just over the border of SLT, CA. But I would expect everyone would leave at the end of the it for a larger metro.
I agree with Reno. I actually think some good things are gonna start happening there due to several positive aspects. It's a big enough city to have nice cultural features. It has pretty good air connectivity. There's a younger crowd arriving and opening restaurants and brewpubs.
Re: the ecosystem. I think that's in the process of being addressed. If I'm starting a startup, I'm looking seriously at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center [0].. Tahoe/Reno are only a few hours drive out of the Bay Area and the Reno area has a dramatically lower cost-of-living.
Reno? Easy. No ecosystem, aside from specialized things (Gigafactory etc).
I would LOVE to start an accelerator type thing just over the border of SLT, CA. But I would expect everyone would leave at the end of the it for a larger metro.