For a first-time entrepreneur, there's nothing better than being in Silicon Valley because there is so much going on, and there's such a large number of inventors, that even a B level idea or a C level idea could be nurtured and be given venture capital there.

In 2014, Utah cities Salt Lake City and Provo both surpassed Silicon Valley in per-deal venture capital averages. From large, multi-campus companies to promising start-ups, Silicon Slopes offers a promising climate for businesses. The entire tech industry has its eyes on Utah.

The stuff coming out of Silicon Valley is dorky. Like, it's not very sexy.

Silicon Valley has been a technology capital like New York is a financial capital.

Silicon Valley is a mindset, not a location.

There's this myopia among American venture capitalists to not go anywhere beyond Silicon Valley and New York.