I think it's safe to say that's harder to raise bay area VC if you're not there, though I did do it for our Series A. It's not impossible, and considering "ease

I think it's safe to say that's harder to raise bay area VC if you're not there, though I did do it for our Series A. It's not impossible, and considering "ease of raising VC" isn't the primary variable I optimize for (and doing so seems to be falling out of vogue), I don't think it warrants moving. Some investors just can't get over location, and I think that says more about them than it does you. At this point I also get a little kick out of doing things differently and trying to change the ecosystem. Isn't that what being a contrarian is all about?