The technology boom happened in SF but the costs of office space and an overheated valuation of the companies eventually lead to SOMO or South of Market demise.   Las Vegas is primed to be ground zero of the next technology boom where startups can find low cost office space, pay no state taxes, and import high tech talent to Vegas where housing has settled down to an affordable range.    Technology Startups are coming.  Scott Blum built a technology startup incubator in Orange County in an area where commercial space is off the charts – Think Vegas Scott – if you are listening restart it in Vegas.