I live in LA, and I wholeheartedly agree. The compensation and offerings of many LA-area startups leave much to be desired and is the only reason why I'd be mor

I live in LA, and I wholeheartedly agree. The compensation and offerings of many LA-area startups leave much to be desired and is the only reason why I'd be more than glad to look at SF/SV-area startups over LA-based ones. If I'm going to take a risk at a startup and I'm not even going to be compensated well for it, I may as well do my own thing. Which is exactly what I'm doing right now. The cultural issues LA has is a whole different matter, but I think it's one that's easily solved if you just know your way around the small pockets and niche communities in the area. I think it's mostly the size and travel inconvenience that makes LA a different beast from SV. The better part of the greater LA area encompasses land mass that is far larger than the SF Bay Area in its entirety.