Simple solution to find out? You work remotely right? Split some time here. about 3 months here will let you know for certain if you are or not. There are alo

Simple solution to find out? You work remotely right? Split some time here. about 3 months here will let you know for certain if you are or not. There are alot of hostels and hacker houses (just google "hacker house sf" or "hacker house silicon valley") Also remember its really interesting how the layout of companies in the valley follows the OSI model https://engineering.linkedin.com/endorsements/geographic-trends-skills-using-linkedins-endorsement-feature https://engineering.linkedin.com/endorsements/geographic-tre... So make sure to spend time not only in San Francisco but also in Palo alto, Mountain View, and maybe even San Jose. That way you can experience the whole of whats out here and decide for yourself. Myself personally I found out I very much was. The level of talent and the caliber of the average person in tech here is rarely paralleled. Not to mention most other markets don't create the caliber of consumer tech compaines I'm most passionate about and are more focused on B2B. I learn alot through osmosis so I would be short changing myself to be anywhere else if I want to be among the best in the field. There are certainly snakes and sociopaths around but any place there is money to be made or power to be had you will find those people. SF and SV do the best job they can to still only reward those with the talent to make big things happen.