Boulder (having lived there through college) is best compared to Sweden.  A social democracy with a kick as start up scene.  I am psyched to see everything going on such as Boulder Digital Works, Tech Stars, and more.  Grap an expresso (or Yerba Matte) at The Cup around 8:30 and you’ll see the daily rush of people sharing ideas.  I moved there to keep ski racing during college and stumbled upon a great entrepreneurship program (thanks to Kyle Lefkoff of Boulder Ventures for teaching one of our courses).  There is no doubt as the traditional funding model continues to break and transform for early stage ventures that more and more of these environments can get created around the US.  Who wants to do one in Truckee?  I’m in!

Boulder, Colo., a Magnet for High-Tech Start-Ups - NYTimes.com