I live in NYC and the startup I had found before had an office in L.A. In fact the first time I had ever been to L.A was to get that office / team running. Her

I live in NYC and the startup I had found before had an office in L.A. In fact the first time I had ever been to L.A was to get that office / team running. Here are my 2cents: 1. At about 50% of NYC's economy, LA is the second largest GDP contributor. So, one can expect all the pluses and minuses of a large economy. As a side, economy of LA county alone will make it 21st largest "country" in the world by economy. 2. It helps to think of LA as a string of different "Cities", each unique in one way or another. This is different than how NYC behaves. Yes, you can argue that each neighborhood in NYC is unique, but by and large, NYC behaves like a single organism. 3. The people. It is just different, how people communicate, connect and further an Idea in LA. It seems much more peppy, group-hug (not being cheeky) kind of a collective progress, than the cut-and-dry of NYC. If you like that sort of diffused but more social way of progress, you will like LA. 4. Weather. All around it is nicer than NYC. But air quality is significantly worse in LA than in NYC. If you are Asthmatic, or just breathing-in vile air bothers you then LA may not be for you. 5. Traffic. I took the Bus or walked in LA. I realized only poor people took the Bus and no one walks (for commute. Not including the joggers). 6. Cars are status differentiators in a way that most New Yorkers do not even get. If a fancy $50K car is out of your reach, you need to get a Hybrid and lean in on your green credentials. 7. The Valets (they are everywhere) and Wait-staff are better looking in LA compare to NYC (most of them are aspiring actors). Source: Economy : http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/09/here-are-the-10-biggest-us-cities-by-gdp-and-how-theyve-grown-since-2009/279833/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/09/here-are... Air Quality: http://www.lung.org/press-room/press-releases/healthy-air/SOTA-2014-National-Press-Release.html http://www.lung.org/press-room/press-releases/healthy-air/SO...