San Francisco is dead?

I’m enjoying the banter going on Twitter right now with everyone moving out of San Francisco and to Austin, Miami, etc.

Mayor Suarez in Miami is doing one hell of a recruiting job on Twitter to VCs and execs. Keith Rabois is Miami’s biggest fan and he’s been very vocal about San Francisco being dead and how Miami is the greatest city on the planet.

I met with one CEO this past week who moved to Miami before it was cool (August last year). It was pretty funny getting his perspective on everything. And yes he was meeting with Keith for a drink afterwards.

I can see Miami’s appeal. Great weather. Beaches. Amazing nightlife. I bet it’s an amazing city to both live and work in.

What I don’t get is why someone needs to be on one side of the spectrum or the other. Some people will like Miami better. Some people will like San Francisco better. Yes, lots of talented people will be moving to Miami or have already left. That’s okay. San Francisco is not dead, nor is Miami the new Silicon Valley.

I am very biased as I was born and raised here in San Francisco. I’m not just a tech transplant who came here to build a company or work at a startup. I have deeper vested ties to the city and maybe I am seeing this too much through San Francisco fogged glasses, but I’m happy to put my money where my mouth is and say that San Francisco (and the Bay Area) will still be the center of innovation and technology in 10 years.