These were hardly scientific questions. It's just more political B.S. and it's obvious that their answers were graded on how much the reader agreed with/enjoyed the answers.
Western Pennsylvania has pretty much everything you're asking for. I live near Pittsburgh, but I'm honestly less than an hour drive away from all of this.
The only caveat (to living directly in the mountains) is that in any place where you're engulfed in nature, your Internet connection is going to be slower. It's too costly for the ISP to install or upgrade infrastructure to an area with less than say 400 homes per square mile. Past a certain number, it's just not a viable investment.
Satellite ISPs have been getting better though and DSL technology has shown at least a theoretical 800Mbps (in labs). Maybe someday it'll be possible to get great broadband in the mountains.
First: Go get a second opinion on that lump. It's possible that it's a benign cyst caused by your pores not being able to do their job by being clogged with anti-persperants. If it's a cyst and you switch to deodorant only, it could go away on it's own. I've had this happen before, and it is exactly as you describe. Regardless of what deodorant you use though.. go get a second opinion.
Second: Don't be scared if it is cancerous. If it is, it seems you've found it at such an early stage that a small surgery and some follow ups will ensure you're fine. If you're worried about the insurance affecting the rest of the startup, get insurance on your own (you don't actually have to purchase insurance through work).