Living in Massachusetts and working in the tech scene from about 2005 to present I've noticed changes. It used to be when someone graduated from a university i

Living in Massachusetts and working in the tech scene from about 2005 to present I've noticed changes. It used to be when someone graduated from a university in the area and wanted to work at a big tech company or startup it was a foregone conclusion they would immediately leave for the west coast. Dropbox founders were from Cambridge but moved west. Facebook was founded in Cambridge, moved west and didn't have an office in Cambridge for many years. This is definitely not the case anymore. If facebook was founded in 2018 there is a good chance it would stay in Cambridge. The startup scene in Boston/Cambridge has grown immensely especially after the success of Hubspot. Additionally Google, Facebook and Microsoft all have campuses in Cambridge/Boston. Its not a zero sum game, but real change has certainly occurred.