tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post8971001331216052473..comments2024-03-28T00:49:16.065-07:00Comments on The San Jose Blog: Our Christmas in the Park Tree!Joshua Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146556924287585958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-61649577283500480382012-12-08T11:49:34.555-08:002012-12-08T11:49:34.555-08:00Read it, and agree with most of both parts of the ...Read it, and agree with most of both parts of the article. The number of successful tech companies in SF is a small fraction of Silicon Valley, almost a rounding error. For those startups over there right now that do succeed, they are going to find that there is very little room to grow, it's just as expensive as the penninsula, options for employees raising a family are limited, and not only will they be paid less than Silicon Valley, but SF will take an extra 2% slice off their paycheck when incentives wear off (Twitter was about to leave because of this).<br /><br />Meanwhile, San Jose not only has room to grow to whatever size company you can achieve (4 million sqft of grade A office in development in the South Bay for 2013 alone)... but it has an emerging core full of potential which is Downtown San Jose. It already has most of the amenities needed to really explode: 230+ restaurants, high walkability score, professional sports, dozens of bars and nightclubs, public transit, parks, the convention center, some retails with more to come, SJSU, diverse housing options, and easy access to freeways and an International Airport.<br /><br />The stars are starting to align for Downtown SJ while SF is getting close to its ceiling on what it can achieve. And FYI, there are quite a few startups located Downtown as well with more moving in every month. Joshua Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146556924287585958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-68466614869777379872012-12-07T17:17:25.872-08:002012-12-07T17:17:25.872-08:00Josh: Look at his pretty Christmas tree I decorate...Josh: Look at his pretty Christmas tree I decorated.<br />Mr. Reality: BAAAAARRRF!<br /><br />Classy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-85971924224254634422012-12-07T13:48:12.766-08:002012-12-07T13:48:12.766-08:00Greetings, Read the editor section of San Jose Bus...Greetings, Read the editor section of San Jose Business Journal about downtown being the "it" place, which is a total fantasy, to keep high tech workers or recruit workers here. Just face it: the valley lost its luster, and San Francisco is now the high tech center! Read the Journal and see how the war was lost.Mr. Realitynoreply@blogger.com