As a Bay Area resident, I always hear these rumors that the next Silicon Valley will be Austin, or Santa Monica, or Miami and so on.<p>I've heard stories of friends of friends who moved to Austin, or Idaho City, or Philadelphia and magically were able to have a house, and a yard, and found a company, and buy that Tesla, and have space for their weird hobby and apparently have zero downside to moving.<p>Admittedly I’m skeptical.<p>So for those who live in up and comer tech cities like the above or any other that I've missed, what is the experience like?<p>How does it compare to Living/working in the bay?<p>How is tech valued there?<p>How competitive is the job market?<p>How do the different rules, regulations, markets benefit / hinder tech in your city?
Cheaper. Most likely cleaner.<p>Tech is valued everywhere in the world. Not sure what you mean by “valued.” If you mean “revered” like in the Bay Area, probably not. Less of an ingrown tech bubble most places.<p>Job market is good for skilled people almost everywhere. Remote work makes this question much less relevant than a couple of years ago. I haven’t worked in an office or commuted for over a decade.<p>Unless you plan to open a factory I wouldn’t expect rules and regulations to matter. Certainly not on the software side. Taxes probably more of a concern, which partly explains the appeal of Austin and Miami. The main brake on a growing tech scene is talent, and every city has that issue. Some attract more people than others.<p>Rumors about “the next Silicon Valley” probably aren’t relevant. Instead optimize for quality of life in terms of what matters to you.<p>Long-time SF resident and former SV programmer, gave it up for a series of better places, never missed the Bay Area grind. I do miss the time when SF was a fantastic place to live, but it doesn’t have that appeal for me anymore.
> I always hear these rumors that the next Silicon Valley will be Austin, or Santa Monica, or Miami and so on.<p>Seattle and NYC have much more developed tech ecosystems than any of those, and are legit #2's to Silicon Valley.