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Silicon Valley

 I had my reserves about deciding to go to Silicon Valley. I heard it was expensive. I heard that it was just a hype - people are moving online, or to Texas, and Silicon Valley isn't necessarily the It anymore. The expensive part? Super true. And the rentals are crazy. $2K for a 1-Bedroom house. And you can't necessarily book in advance - they want to "vet" you and they don't want to lose that few months before you make your move.  The hype? That's for you to experience and discover. The thing is, at Silicon Valley, things move fast. And at some point, almost everyone has at least been a founder once. It is so easy to meet another entrepreneur. Be it at a networking event, or at a park, or even at a McDonalds! But if you don't talk, you don't get out there, you don't know how to connect, being at Silicon Valley wouldn't make much of a difference than staying wherever. Carnegie Mellon University definitely takes advantage of that. Our professors