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I wonder what this might have to do with it:

  > Local entrepreneurs are 4.3 times as likely to list 
  > “content” as their competitive advantage.
The Valley is very focused on tech; if we grant that tech as a subculture is overwhelmingly male, it would make sense to see a higher ratio of women in startups (and thus in areas) which are less tech-centric.



I figured this was likely to explain almost all of it:

    Founding Team Composition: Silicon Valley founding teams are 34% more likely to be technical heavy than founding teams from NYC. Whereas NYC founding teams are almost 2x as likely to be business heavy than Silicon Valley founding teams.




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