Greylock Partners on Why You Shouldn't Start a Company in... Boston

"It will take time to change, but Boston must have its Google," said Henry McCance in an interview with Xconomy. McCance is chairman emeritus of Greylock Partners, one of the world's leading venture capital firms, with investments that include Facebook, LinkedIn, Red Hat, and Zipcar, to name just a few. Last May, the firm moved its headquarters from Boston to Silicon Valley; today, McCance finally explained why.

"There is no compelling reason (like proximity to semiconductor companies...