Fun on the TechRanch

Montana has everything to build a great tech economy. There's plenty of capital. Why? Because rich people love coming to the state and settling down (Bill Gates owns a home not far from Bozeman, I learned today, among other famous technologists). I just opened a safety deposit box here in Emigrant, MT, and learned that it is a profitable bank and quickly growing because of all the big money that's moving into Montana. Lots of Hollywood types buy homes here and need some place to bank. Then there's land. Unlike Silicon Valley, which can't build out anymore, there's plenty of open space here that can be built on. Oh, and Montana is only a 1.5 hour flight from either Silicon Valley or Seattle. But, what is needed? John O'Donnell, executive director of the TechRanch says entrepreneurs. Today I met several of the companies that are working with the TechRanch to establish a foothold in Montana. I'll definitely be meeting up again and writing about them when we have some more time to spend together. But today wasn't about them, it was about getting me among the geeks of Montana and having some pizza and have a fun discussion. Thanks to everyone who showed up today, I definitely needed that! It's always fun to be around problem solvers (which, really, is what geeks and entrepreneurs are). One fun entrepreneur that I met was Jen Boulden, co-founder of Treehugger blogger Graham Hill, she isn't willing to do it the hippie way. I love her tag line "a sassier shade of green." I told her "you should go to Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Scobleizer blog. He works as Scobleizer