You've had the chance to sit on "both sides of the table" in a vibrant startup ecosystem. Also, the average BA/VC in NYC (or the valley or Boston) is way more tech/startup savvy the avg BA/VC elsewhere... Getting feedback on your day to day operations or mid-term decisions is even more harder the further you get from major tech hubs.
In France, the avg entrepreneur know WAY more about the industry than the avg investor ... i guess.
Great post, thx !