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31 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Austin has something of a mythic reputation in the Bay Area.

It's come to represent a land of opportunity for those priced out of SF, and especially during the pandemic, an escape route for tech workers no longer bound by physical offices.
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“Silicon Hills,” a nickname seldom spoken aloud in the Lone Star State, has come to represent the city’s burgeoning reputation as a tech hub.

And every day more tech companies seem to be fleeing for triple digit temps and zero digit state income taxes.
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As more and more Silicon Valley workers decamp for Austin, the expectation is that the grass will be greener.
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To find out if that myth is true, we spoke to five tech industry professionals ranging from Salesforce alums who’ve experienced the work culture in both places, to founders who left S.F. during the pandemic, to the CEO of Austin’s premiere tech incubator:
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