Ok, I think a few things are going on here: 1) I don't have any stats to back it up, but based anecdotally on my job feeds, businesses in general want more MBA

Ok, I think a few things are going on here: 1) I don't have any stats to back it up, but based anecdotally on my job feeds, businesses in general want more MBAs, or at least more masters degrees. I chalk this up to bachelors degrees being the baseline for employees these days, so employers want another degree on top for more prestigious positions. 2) MBA graduates have always been most attracted to positions with the most upside. In the early 2000s this was the banking/private equity scene, so that's where most MBAs went. These days, big tech companies and well-funded startups are tossing around offer packages that are equally as lucrative as working for de-fanged banks, with better working conditions, so it makes sense that more MBAs want to go to SV. 3) MBAs hire MBAs. Always have, always will for a variety of reasons. As more MBA-holders have proven themselves in SV either within companies or by starting their own, they've started hiring more of their classmates and recent grads. Over time, this contributes to an increasing number of MBA-holders working in SV compared to a few years ago.