I got another good tip: Paul Graham's essay on "Where to See Silicon Valley" is a valuable primer for anyone not familiar with the area. A must-read for anyon

I got another good tip: Paul Graham's essay on "Where to See Silicon Valley" is a valuable primer for anyone not familiar with the area. A must-read for anyone that wants to "get" the area: http://www.paulgraham.com/seesv.html http://www.paulgraham.com/seesv.html The two tips I personally found the most useful: * Red Rock is a great place to meet other people working on start-ups. * Taking the 280 between Silicon Valley and San Francisco is infinitely more scenic than taking the 101. Plus, you can avoid the 101's frequent airport traffic.