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Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by chrissnell » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:15 AM UTC

There are so many great places to live outside of SF and NYC. For the price of my old Bay Area rental, I rented the upper half of a gorgeous house in the Old Town of Park City, Utah. I was a 35 minute commute from Salt Lake (half of my SFBA commute) and my front doorstep was two short blocks from the ski lift. I could walk or ride my bike to everything that I needed. Sundance screenings were half a block away. In the summer, I could come home after work and still get a two hour mountain bike ride in, with the trails one block away. In the winter, I could ski all weekend or even get in some night runs after work at PCMR. Northern Utah has a thriving tech/startup community so there's plenty of local support.

Sadly, I left Utah to follow my wife's (military) career to Tacoma, WA. When she retires in 9 years, you can bet that we'll head back.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by brianbreslin » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:15 AM UTC

excitom wrote: post #8

Yeah, but I'll take the weather in Redwood City (mid peninsula) over the oppressive heat and humidity (and cockroaches and mosquitos) of Florida any day. For reference: I've lived both places.

I live in Miami, and prefer Palo Alto weather much of the year.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by javajosh » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:17 AM UTC

I'm not sure if others have experienced this, but my brain doesn't function very well in tropical heat and humidity. It just seems to slow down, and mental games don't seem as interesting. It may be that I've been conditioned by many episodes of tropical vacations growing up, but whatever the reason, I can't (and indeed, don't really want to) code below about 30 degrees latitude.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by brianbreslin » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:18 AM UTC

Are we seeing more quality of life decisions being a bigger and bigger factor in startups? I've met with at least 3 nyc startups that are moving to Miami in the last few weeks because their runway is twice as long here. Although I know they aren't going to stay here permanently, I do like the idea that new blood is coming into the area. New blood equals new ideas which in turn leads to even more new startups.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by bored » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:19 AM UTC

javajosh wrote: post #13

I'm not sure if others have experienced this, but my brain doesn't function very well in tropical heat and humidity. It just seems to slow down, and mental games don't seem as interesting. It may be that I've been conditioned by many episodes of tropical vacations growing up, but whatever the reason, I can't (and indeed, don't really want to) code below about 30 degrees latitude.

The heat makes me lethargic

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by stonlyb » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:21 AM UTC

brianbreslin wrote: post #12

excitom wrote: post #8

Yeah, but I'll take the weather in Redwood City (mid peninsula) over the oppressive heat and humidity (and cockroaches and mosquitos) of Florida any day. For reference: I've lived both places.

I live in Miami, and prefer Palo Alto weather much of the year.

I find staying inside where there is A/C and commuting in my car helps manage the heat.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by jvrossb » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:25 AM UTC

stonlyb wrote: post #16

brianbreslin wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in Miami, and prefer Palo Alto weather much of the year.

I find staying inside where there is A/C and commuting in my car helps manage the heat.

A/C doesn't follow you outside.

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by bartonfink » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:29 AM UTC

nwatson wrote: post #2

I'm now working for a San Jose startup from North Carolina ... and not from RTP, but from a much less tech-focused area. My wife's family lives here and that's great for our daughter. Our house here costs 20% what an equivalent house would have in San Mateo, my bay area home from 1995 to 2013. This place has a nice downtown, a pretty diverse population (a lot of medical research and university action). The food's pre…

Winston Salem, per chance?

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by TomJoad » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:31 AM UTC

stonlyb wrote: post #16

brianbreslin wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in Miami, and prefer Palo Alto weather much of the year.

I find staying inside where there is A/C and commuting in my car helps manage the heat.

outside AC? The next billion dollar startup?

Re: Why I moved to Miami

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Post by Miyamoto » Sat, Oct 19, 2013, 3:31 AM UTC

javajosh wrote: post #13

I'm not sure if others have experienced this, but my brain doesn't function very well in tropical heat and humidity. It just seems to slow down, and mental games don't seem as interesting. It may be that I've been conditioned by many episodes of tropical vacations growing up, but whatever the reason, I can't (and indeed, don't really want to) code below about 30 degrees latitude.

I'm sure most start ups in Miami have A/C, so I'm not sure what your concern is. Most apartments too.

Anyway, I live in an area that reaches 43c in the summer and -6c in the winter. When I first moved here it definitely threw me off, but I got acclimated to it quickly.