I moved to the other side of my country (Australia) for recently for work because I felt I needed to make a short step before the leap to SF (most friends recom

I moved to the other side of my country (Australia) for recently for work because I felt I needed to make a short step before the leap to SF (most friends recommended going to SF, talking to a few companies, flying back then doing the visa process which costs a non-trivial amount). Trump administration, rising house prices and a possible bubble bursting are keeping me out of the states at the moment. However I must say I felt like Melbourne would be a lot more startup adept than it is. I feel like Sydney is quite a while in front, but all of Australia lags behind Israel and London (outside the US anyway.)