Yes–having previously been enamored with the idea of someday founding a startup in SF, I'm more and more enjoying staying right here on the Central Coast of CA.

Yes–having previously been enamored with the idea of someday founding a startup in SF, I'm more and more enjoying staying right here on the Central Coast of CA. I'm in San Luis Obispo and between here and Santa Barbara we've got good universities, a big digital agency, a small Amazon office, iFixit, RightScale, MindBody, and a lot of other smaller startups. Being driving distance to both LA and SF means I can hit meetups and hackathons at any time. I'm at the beach on almost a daily basis. Our biggest drawback is a weak VC climate and no international airport. Housing isn't exactly cheap either (median home is $567K) but there are plenty of options within 20 min drive. So, we won't be the next SV but it would be cool to see more companies starting and staying here–or more large companies setting up satellite offices here.