Are Ideas Location-based?

There’s an interesting post and discussion developing over at seldo about how the Bay Area in San Francisco is a hub of ideas and that is where (technology) startups should move to in order to be on the cutting edge.

I’m not so sure I agree entirely. I think inspiration can come from anywhere, and there is always the analytical approach – find a market leader in a market sector and figure out how to service the basic needs of the customer base faster, cheaper or more simply.

Having said that, the more conversations one can have about ideas and execution plans, the more feedback one will receive, and I don’t believe that could be a bad thing.

Do you think ideas depend on geography?