[jefflinwood]

Neither - I'd focus on staying in Atlanta where you can be a big fish in a smaller pond, rather than yet another startup in NYC or SF.

Several reasons: * More likely to get local press in Atlanta, because the "scene" is smaller, and you probably have connections through people you already know

* Cost of living is so much lower - you can get an incredible house in Atlanta for a much lower monthly payment than what you would end up renting in either one of those two cities.

* Talent may be hard to find in Atlanta (I can't speak to that) but plenty of people might be aging up-and-out in either NYC or SF - getting married and/or having kids, and now looking at exactly what kind of living situation they might get in those cities on a senior developer salary. Sure, they would most likely take a salary decrease for Georgia, but their dollar would stretch a lot further.

* One of the best airports in the country, on MARTA - easy to get anywhere in the country, as long as you really like Delta (or Southwest these days).

* Outside-the-bubble - Atlanta isn't a "tech-only" city, so unless you are building to flip, you should have better success staying grounded in ATL.