Hi Scott, Congratulations on the big move.
I moved at the beginning of this year. My office is in Santa Clara and we (Andra and I, three kids, two cats) moved into Pleasanton. It's pretty much perfect from a family point of view - barring a lack of Maker Sheds - and distance to (cold) beaches. The school district is very good, and importantly has no bad schools. The commute can be a pain. By car, best case is 40 minutes to Santa Clara, but during peak hour at least an hour, and during winter on Fridays, half of the valley seems to be taking my commute up to the snow, so can be very slow on Fridays. That said, if you have some control over when you travel, and can work from home, it's fine. There is also a commuter train depending on where you're headed (Altamont Commuter Express - three trains up and three trains down). I'm sure you're aware that much of the value of the valley is networking, so you'll need couple of evenings a week down in Palo Alto, San Francisco, etc at whichever event is going. Let me know if you'd like to chat. Cheers, Michael On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Scott Glew <scottg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > Apologies – I’ve been lurking for a couple of weeks after being > pointed towards this forum from a friend. I’ve been enjoying the > conversations and getting a lot out of them so far. Thanks! > > I co-founded fastvue.co earlier this year, and I have decided to take > the plunge and move myself and the family (wife and two kids) across > to San Francisco at least for a couple of years to really kick things > off. > > We have holidayed in San Francisco previously staying with my brother > in law who was living in Pleasant Hill at the time and we got to know > east bay quite well such as Danville, Pleasanton, San Ramon. > > Our rental budget will be $3000 USD per month so we’re trying to work > out the best place to live. My wife is keen on Pleasanton or Danville > as you can get nicer / larger homes in our budget when compared to the > valley, and there are some great schools. > > My concern is whether I will miss out on much by being 40 minutes away > from the valley. I still expect to be working at home a majority of > the time, with the odd meeting wherever they may be. > > My guess is there’s more ‘buzz’ living in the valley but family life > may be a little more relaxed in Pleasanton. > > I should also say that my business partner has also just moved to > Cupertino with his young family and is still adjusting so I’m getting > some great feedback from him. But I’m really interested to know if > anyone has made the move and chosen a location outside of the valley > and how it affects day to day life. > > We will have some time to look around when we get there before making > a decision on where to live which is great. > > Cheers! > Scott. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- __ Michael Harries -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
