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he Bay Area is the center of the technology universe, and for good reason. The talent is there, the money is there and just about all the major players in modern tech – Google, Facebook, Apple and more – are within an hour's drive of each other. It's the obvious place to get started if you want a career in technology, and thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs flock to the region every year to do just that.
Image: Timothy Sprinkle is the author of “Screw the Valley: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of America’s New Startup Culture" (January 2015, BenBella Books). BenBella Books
