Comment Comment by ilurk I agree with all of the above but I think you missed another important aspect about money.Engineers in SV are paid bucket loads of money.They can afford to take one year of to travel the world or just work on their own projects.For me that is key.How many people do you know in Europe that can do that?Another thing is in Europe the biggest tech hub is in London. And if you're in London you have to wonderWhy am I dealing with this crappy weather when I can move to somewhere where I'm paid 2-3x more and it's summer all year?I know someone who falls along these exact lines and has moved to SV. Although he was already working remotely to a US company. parent ilurk 11 years ago
Engineers in SV are paid bucket loads of money.
They can afford to take one year of to travel the world or just work on their own projects.
For me that is key.
How many people do you know in Europe that can do that?
Another thing is in Europe the biggest tech hub is in London. And if you're in London you have to wonder
Why am I dealing with this crappy weather when I can move to somewhere where I'm paid 2-3x more and it's summer all year?
I know someone who falls along these exact lines and has moved to SV. Although he was already working remotely to a US company.