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Why some startups are ditching Silicon Valley for San Francisco

A Mountain View-based startup called Talkdesk just grabbed a chunk of space in San Francisco’s newest tower last week.

During a call to chief operating officer Gadi Shamia I congratulated him on signing the lease. That made him laugh.

“Congratulations? Congratulations on spending a ton of money, I suppose,” said Shamia, whose company builds call-center software users can access through a web browser.

Yes, even a small 13,000 square feet in the 535 Mission St.– or any new or well-located…