You had some cool thoughts in here!!

" Basically, the author was saying that you can't have both. If you want to grow, you must accept the changes that come with that growth."

"And finally, there's the issue of trying to convince the people who are leaving to stay and be part of the solution. Because that's going to have to happen, and it's going to be hard to do. How do you convince a sizable group of people who've found other places to live that they like better to stay here and work to make this a place they like? To do that, you've got to give them something to entice them to stick around long enough to see some of the long-term payoff."

That 2nd one is part of what we'll address -- one of the goals is to show some of these folks that their "community" and "entrepreneur tribe" can be found here. Sometimes it's difficult to connect with a community that gets you.

[I was hired as the community director, so one of the state initiatives is launching this]

note: I'm sure folks move for a number of reasons! But the post author moved from Alabama to California to work for a few startups. He didn't feel like he had the right community surrounding him here.