[gxs]

To be honest with you, don't let money be the deciding factor, at least with the offers you've presented.

A worthy developer, even at a startup, should be making 70-80k a year easy + equity.

If I were you and really wanted to move, I would get a better offer then move out.

Otherwise, moving to SF at the moment is a hassle and at that income you're looking at living far away from the action anyway.

Granted, there are other things to consider, but consider this just a point of view from the money side.

That said, I find that when people post questions like this, they aren't generally looking for advice. Rather, it sounds like you really want to move to SF and are just looking for encouragement. If that's the case, you'll probably end up moving here anyway so just get it over with ASAP :)

[yashodhan]

Absolutely looking for advice, so thank you for your honesty.

I'm doing fine on my pittance living in the center of London. Perhaps it's due to my spending habits, but I hope this fact stays true if I move to SF. I am assured that in ~9 months, after the next round of funding, employee salaries will go up to market rate.

In an ideal world I would've stayed here in London and trained for another 6 months before moving to SF. My team has become my family, so a large part of my hesitation comes from detachment issues.

Perhaps you're right in that I should get it over with.