You'd be surprised how many people that I've seen leave Valley-based companies to live in Vancouver. It's especially prevalent over the last few years. Likely

You'd be surprised how many people that I've seen leave Valley-based companies to live in Vancouver. It's especially prevalent over the last few years. Likely why Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter are growing teams here. Honestly, you made the right call. As a technologist, you can make an impact from anywhere but places like Vancouver take a very very long time to build and develop (Good Luck Mountain View :) ). I know, I've lived around several of Google's most prolific offices.