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Old 04-27-2018, 11:30 PM
 
Location: Land of the Free
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The long-term trend of startups moving to the city keeps getting stronger.


https://www.pwc.com/us/en/technology...8_Q1_FINAL.pdf
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Old 04-28-2018, 02:23 AM
 
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These people are geologically ignorant. One big earthquake and they might be out of business for a while. SF is the last place I would pick for a startup location.

USATODAY.com - Disaster is coming to San Francisco ... the question is when

"Picture one of America's greatest cities, perched on a peninsula, cut off when bridge approaches fail. Commuting all but stops. Ships and military airlifts become the bearers of emergency food and supplies. Tent cities and makeshift trailer parks persist for months as a region already chronically short of housing struggles to rebuild.

That is a doomsday scenario that the Red Cross, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), city and state disaster agencies and private engineering firms believe is not only possible but likely"
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Old 05-13-2018, 09:29 PM
 
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Would be nice if the trend was moving towards the East Bay more, where there are more people and cheaper housing. Alameda County could really use more tech jobs. Less 90 minute commutes to Silicon Valley.

Has real estate cost maxed out the tech boom in the South Bay? SF is on fire as a techie destination compared to SJ. Long term I see SF continuing to get more tech jobs relative to the South Bay. When people are taking Google Buses from SF to Silicon Valley ...
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Old 05-13-2018, 09:43 PM
 
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These people are geologically ignorant. One big earthquake and they might be out of business for a while. SF is the last place I would pick for a startup location.

USATODAY.com - Disaster is coming to San Francisco ... the question is when

"Picture one of America's greatest cities, perched on a peninsula, cut off when bridge approaches fail. Commuting all but stops. Ships and military airlifts become the bearers of emergency food and supplies. Tent cities and makeshift trailer parks persist for months as a region already chronically short of housing struggles to rebuild.

That is a doomsday scenario that the Red Cross, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), city and state disaster agencies and private engineering firms believe is not only possible but likely"
The article was printed in 2006, twelve years ago. There was one 12 years before that. And one 12 years before that. Eventually their prediction might come true. Maybe that is what it takes to fix the housing problem. A big earthquake occurs. No one wants to live there for a while. Housing crisis solved.
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Old 05-13-2018, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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The article was printed in 2006, twelve years ago. There was one 12 years before that. And one 12 years before that. Eventually their prediction might come true. Maybe that is what it takes to fix the housing problem. A big earthquake occurs. No one wants to live there for a while. Housing crisis solved.
Actually, if a big earthquake happens and a lot of housing stock is damaged or destroyed, it would exacerbate the housing situation.
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Old 05-13-2018, 10:13 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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The long-term trend of startups moving to the city keeps getting stronger.


https://www.pwc.com/us/en/technology...8_Q1_FINAL.pdf
I don't think the location really is that much of a factor as one might think. Remember, VCs invest in the company, not the location. The location where that company is located is just incidental.
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