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Forget Silicon Valley, move to the Research Triangle Park area. We have great weather, a burgeoning startup scene, great food, good public schools, great universities, "day trip" access to both the mountains and the beach, reasonable cost of living, a decent (but not spectacular) live music scene, and the largest research park in the world[1]. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle_Park
The housing situation in the Bay Area is a real mess. That's the reason so few experienced engineers are willing to pack up and move there. It's surprising to me that despite being so innovative and forward thinking, startups and companies in the Bay Area aren't realizing they have to accept this as a constraint and start hiring remotely and find ways to make it work. Yes, it's sub-optimal to have a remote team in ma…
Forget Silicon Valley, move to the Research Triangle Park area. We have great weather, a burgeoning startup scene, great food, good public schools, great universities, "day trip" access to both the mountains and the beach, reasonable cost of living, a decent (but not spectacular) live music scene, and the largest research park in the world[1]. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle_Park
Forget Silicon Valley, move to the Research Triangle Park area. We have great weather, a burgeoning startup scene, great food, good public schools, great universities, "day trip" access to both the mountains and the beach, reasonable cost of living, a decent (but not spectacular) live music scene, and the largest research park in the world[1]. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle_Park
Any site to get jobs there?
http://www.downtowndurhamstartups.com/content/job+board/1604...
Also, there is a "Tech Jobs Under The Big Top" job fair that is held periodically at the American Underground in Durham, where startups pitch prospects to come work for them. There was just one in April, not sure when the next one is. But check http://bigtop.it for more info.
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How does a good private school for your children contribute nothing to your equity? That doesn't seem rational to me. I'd think that a great school of any type is going to be very beneficial to equity and life in general.
I think he means equity in pure financial terms. Really it's more about liquidity. If you buy a house in a good neighborhood with good schools, your property values will likely trend up, even if they are higher to begin with. If you buy a cheaper house in a bad neighborhood with poor public schools, you'll have to offset the monthly mortgage cost with private school tuition. This extra cost doesn't give you additiona…
And to make it plain for everyone to understand the insanity of it: A year in Elementary school is pretty much free in a Public School. It easily costs you $20K in a Private School. That's for one kid. Tack that on top of your $3K a month rent or mortgage and you quickly see how a six-figure salary does not mean much in this area, for anyone but the single 20-something.
I think it's a bit by design too, as most of the local economy wants young people, with stars and dollar signs in their eyes, who will work 12 hours a day while shacking in groups of 3 in 11x11-foot apartments. LOL
I live in Austin. Same concentration of crazy smart people, only with less attitude. Did I mention that you can actually buy a house here? With a chance of paying it off? And a 25 minute commute? THIS is why 1 of every 50 cars in Austin has a California license plate. EDIT: there's less access to VC money here. But that doesn't seem to be stopping people.
If you know who's hiring in Austin, feel free to drop me a line.
Does the "fly you here" idea apply to candidates on different continents?
I used to really be attracted to SV. The companies, weather, opportunities; all of it seemed great. Then I realized the living expenses, the government regulations set forth by the state, and the overall smugness of some people and it really turned me off. Case in point. This websites says "work with the smartest people in the world" as if SV has the highest concentration of intelligent people in the world and as if…
I'm born here, grew up here, and the recent explosion of the smugness really does bother me. Besides, I'm willing to bet that the "Smartest People in the World"(tm) are probably in Cambridge, USA and Cambridge, UK. :P