As someone who's lived on both coasts, I think that the major difference between NY and SF 'distractions' is that the West Coast distractions are generally more 'related' to tech.
When I go out to any random bar in SOMA, I'm likely to meet mainly tech/startup people. It's a very insular community.
In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are.
In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are.
I think you can make an argument that as internet technology takes a larger roll in people's lives and becomes more mainstream, having a diversity of skills in your company will become more necessary as well.
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As someone who's lived on both coasts, I think that the major difference between NY and SF 'distractions' is that the West Coast distractions are generally more 'related' to tech.
When I go out to any random bar in SOMA, I'm likely to meet mainly tech/startup people. It's a very insular community.
In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are.
In NYC, you're more likely to meet a wider breadth of people—which can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for and what kind of person you are.
I think you can make an argument that as internet technology takes a larger roll in people's lives and becomes more mainstream, having a diversity of skills in your company will become more necessary as well.