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I've been out here (the Valley) for the summer. The crazy thing about the place is, every time I ride the BART or sit down at a coffee shop there's someone sit

I've been out here (the Valley) for the summer. The crazy thing about the place is, every time I ride the BART or sit down at a coffee shop there's someone sitting next to me that's either works at Yahoo/ebay/google/etc or is also doing a startup. Its really easy to start conversations with these people upon noticing a Django error page on their laptop or an ebay employee badge. The conversations are great. Also there are lots of meetups, lectures and parties for startups. The place just breathes technology (can be frustrating as well if you additionally like other things such as frisbee or women).

staunch 19y ago
> The crazy thing about the place is, every time I ride the BART or sit down at a coffee shop there's someone sitting next to me that's either works at Yahoo/ebay/google/etc or is also doing a startup. A friend just moved from LA to SF and said the exact same thing. That's one of the most exciting parts of moving to the area for me (which I will be doing). The least exciting part is how crappy a lot of the city of SF is. The Valley is where you go to be a successful technology entrepreneur. It's that global perception that gives it the hard-to-identify edge over everywhere else. Hollywood has the same advantage. As a competitor I'd fear a startup in The Valley a lot more than an otherwise equal one that's located anywhere else.