He's commenting more on the fact that SV seems to be the only place for startups to thrive. There's lots of opportunity at "home".
in a way, it's in line with your desire to advise SV guys to leave their cozy warm place. You may feel "safe" going to the valley, but you can (potentially) achieve just as much breaking ground in a different locale.
I agree with the fact that there's lots of opportunity anywhere, although... there maybe more opportunity in US than in Russia, for example.
Anyway you got to try and to do something - no matter where you live, that's true.
in a way, it's in line with your desire to advise SV guys to leave their cozy warm place. You may feel "safe" going to the valley, but you can (potentially) achieve just as much breaking ground in a different locale.