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1/ For anyone considering leaving SF, here is my story: After living 7 years in SF, 6months ago finally moved out to San Diego, close to Encinitas
2/ My main worry was losing on the SF scene and ambition but actually been able to keep in touch with many investors and fellow founders and friends, especially now since no-one can meet anyway. Also, I guess in 7 years to learn a lot that stays with you
3/ There are some startup, YC founders, etc here and I’m guessing more will also come here as companies go remote. At this pre-launch stage, it’s been also good be away from the SF distractions and focus on the company and the product. T
4/ If needed, SD is also only 1h flight away from SF and the airport is probably 1000x better and easier than LAX. It takes about 30mins (25miles) by a car to the airport.
5/ Main thing in SD is the outdoor activities. People walk, run, surf, kayak, paddle board, fish, bike, golf, tennis etc. We live about 10mins walking from the beach and go on walks or runs almost daily. Weather is good most of the time.
6/ Most of the north country towns have a town center with coffee, restaurants, shops, and coworking spaces. You can walk, bike or drive there in a few minutes. I often go there once a day to get coffee and lunch.
7/ SD has a lot of breweries like Ballast Point, Modern Times and many more. For wine country, there is Temecula couple hours away, and no annoying congested bridge to cross
8/ LA, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, Mexico, are less than 3 hours away. San Diego downtown has several nice several areas like Little Italy, Gaslamp district that has trendy bars, restaurants and other places
9/ Few more photos. Gravity brewing, James coffee
10/ La Jolla, Del Mar
Wow this got some engagement. I wanted to encourage founders to consider other locations than SF or start distributed as we did with @linear_app. Productivity can be high and employees can have more flexibility in their life, including where they live
