If you do decide to move to the Bay Area, I encourage you to join us at Hackers and Founders. It's like Hacker News, but in real life! http://www.meetup.com/Ha

If you do decide to move to the Bay Area, I encourage you to join us at Hackers and Founders. It's like Hacker News, but in real life! http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/ http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/ I recently led a discussion at Bootstrapper's Breakfast--another great meetup--regarding balancing work and "life." http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/ http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/ These are only two of the many, many sub-communities built around the startup scene in the Bay Area. In short, I don't have enough experience to provide useful advice, but there is probably a much stronger "support" circle in the Bay Area than outside of Atlanta for people like us. It may not be home for you, but I'm sure it'll feel like it.