Is Silicon Valley Dead?

Question

I have always admired the passion and culture that comes out of silicon valley. For those that are still there are the vibes still the same? Are companies and talent really leaving in masses?

gamechangr · Accepted Answer

There is no mass exodus. A few companies moved, but they are late stage and very established.
If you have a startup - SV is still the best place in the world.
It's funny to see how much of the world is hoping that SV would fall. Maybe it's just morbid curiosity or paranoia but theres still 10 developers who want to move to the bay area for every developer that wants to move away.

remote_phone · Answer

People have been calling the death of Silicon Valley or its replacement by other parts of the world since I arrived over 20 years ago.
Silicon Valley will never die. There are too many rich people here, and the culture is too strong.
Did Hollywood die because films were made globally? Nope. It’s even stronger.
Silicon Valley has had its ups and downs but it will always be the center of the universe for innovation. The closest it got to death was the dotcom bust, but all that really did was get rid of all the weak players. And when the next cycle crashes again, it will again drive away a lot of the weak players again. But the core innovators and people who love technology will never leave and that will always attract more talent.

JamesVI · Answer

NoI&rsquo;m sitting in the middle of it, outside a wine bar, right now.The calculus of where to hire people is the same as it was ten, fifteen, twenty years ago.When the restrictions end the investors are going to want to meet founders in person again.

lambda_obrien · Answer

Maybe for vc backed software companies who can go remote or move to Texas to save on taxes and compliance, but there's still going to be a huge hardware supply chain here.

throwoutttt · Answer

Toxic monoculture, self imposed group think, sky high living expenses for average quality lifestyle.A sad death but not unexpeced.

syurei · Answer

Good question

Is Silicon Valley Dead?

I have always admired the passion and culture that comes out of silicon valley. For those that are still there are the vibes still the same? Are companies and talent really leaving in masses?

No
I’m sitting in the middle of it, outside a wine bar, right now.
The calculus of where to hire people is the same as it was ten, fifteen, twenty years ago.
When the restrictions end the investors are going to want to meet founders in person again.

Maybe for vc backed software companies who can go remote or move to Texas to save on taxes and compliance, but there's still going to be a huge hardware supply chain here.

Toxic monoculture, self imposed group think, sky high living expenses for average quality lifestyle.
A sad death but not unexpeced.

Good question