[flxmglrb]

"…my actions felt like they were driven mostly by ego and the desire to be known in the startup community."

This is not exactly unique for people working in SF as part of the current boom cycle.

[danielzarick]

Exactly. That's another reason I felt the urge to leave, particularly if I was going to start a business. I didn't want to be influenced by the bad habits of the Valley and SF. It seemed unnecessary to touch on that in this particular blog post, but maybe in a future one.