Michael Brands for The New York Times

Back in 2003, the State of Colorado made a significant infrastructure investment in some serious fibre optic bandwidth to bring high-speed internet to small communities like Crested Butte, and guess what happens when you invest in infrastructure? People follow it. People like Ben Dunn, a risk management consultant of the ilk normally found in Manhattan or Greenwich but not in the back forty. The New York Times tells us that he now lives full time in Crested Butte, cycling to his office (until recently complete with a “$100,000 worth of computer

Michael Brands for The New York Times

Back in 2003, the State of Colorado made a significant infrastructure investment in some serious fibre optic bandwidth to bring high-speed internet to small communities like Crested Butte, and guess what happens when you invest in infrastructure? People follow it. People like Ben Dunn, a risk management consultant of the ilk normally found in Manhattan or Greenwich but not in the back forty. The New York Times tells us that he now lives full time in Crested Butte, cycling to his office (until recently complete with a “$100,000 worth of computer