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Silicon Valley can be beaten
- pducks32 11y agoI don't think so. We like to fight, and we're not particularly keen on losing. In the spirit of competition: bring it. -America
- applecore 11y agoThere's a lot to digest in this article, but the section on growth rates was particularly thought-provoking.
- abc_lisper 11y agoIt is a lot to read. I read the first 30%; I live in SV, and have been working here for ~9 years. My experience is more or less what he describes. Have seen open office plans, scrum(hahah, putting a deadline on creative activity, because I know how to measure and I'm your boss, so your ass belongs to me), and the silent types getting snubbed in an environment that claims meritocracy(!!!) I'm 33 years old and married. Can't afford a home in SV as a programmer. What are my options? What are other good places I can move to? Places where there are enough jobs, so I am not at the mercy of my boss, have sun and housing is not too expensive?
- robbrit 11y agoA number of cities around the US have pretty good tech scenes: Seattle, Boston, even some smaller towns like Austin or Boulder seem pretty good too. Some of these may or may not match the "sun" condition for part of the year though.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoI'm 32, married, remote worker for a fully remote startup. Get a remote job, work from anywhere you want. I'd never go back to an office or commute. Ever. (I'm planning on living on a sailboat in the next 12 months; my employer couldn't be happier for me)