1. yes, I am aware of COL is much higher. My expectation is that there is more opportunities than in Dallas. Did company has much higher expectation for a person if they need relocate from somewhere else ?
2. I am totally newbie on "startup" thing, worked mostly in stable company for years. After I got know hacker news, I found that I got to try startup, the boring daily job just got crap out of me everyday and I felt I still can do something. When I searched around Dallas area, it is not even you have many choices, it is just you have no choice.
from what I read in hacker news, look like chances are much greater in Bay Area (Sillicon Valley) than anywhere else. If I can find some company can hire and relocate me, I believe that within a year or two, I can have more knowledge on startup and more opportunities to work for one I like.
3. "perm" is just in term that it is not a 3/6-month contractor job. I wish company has 401k/health plan. Did most startup in Bay Area provide such thing or just barebone salary ?