I like SV and do wish it would spread around more. But it does seem like companies aren't considered a startup anymore unless you are paying some of the highes

I like SV and do wish it would spread around more. But it does seem like companies aren't considered a startup anymore unless you are paying some of the highest rents in the country in SF. Something doesn't compute, high rent is not the best decision for early stage companies except in SV, unless there is some other angle like maybe you own the building/real estate. Maybe in the end lots of VC is real-estate plays parallel to product development.