After leaving the YC startup I co-founded, then doing consulting in SF for about 6 months after, I decided to leave the valley at the end of 2015.
Where did I move to? Medellin, Colombia. While I'm not sure I'll stay here forever and may move back to SF at some point, I'm definitely enjoying living down here for the moment. I'm doing remote software consulting, so I am geographically agnostic.
I definitely miss friends, the hustle, and being surrounded by smart people in SF. However, there are a lot of things I do not miss about SF. For example:
Prices: SF <> Medellin
Rent: $2000 (mediocre) <> $300 (nice, best part of town)
Nice restaurant dinner: $30-40 <> $10-15
Uber (20 mins): $25 <> $3
Where did I move to? Medellin, Colombia. While I'm not sure I'll stay here forever and may move back to SF at some point, I'm definitely enjoying living down here for the moment. I'm doing remote software consulting, so I am geographically agnostic.
I definitely miss friends, the hustle, and being surrounded by smart people in SF. However, there are a lot of things I do not miss about SF. For example:
Prices: SF <> Medellin
Rent: $2000 (mediocre) <> $300 (nice, best part of town)
Nice restaurant dinner: $30-40 <> $10-15
Uber (20 mins): $25 <> $3