"If you’re in one of the non-Valley and non-Alley cities, your team will have a lower cost of living, a better quality of life and less distraction from recruiters. You’ll have the time to build an authentic culture, based on a four-year plan and loyal team members (loyal to each other)."
by Jason Calacanis in “The Trouble with Bubbles (talent, angel & incubators… oh my!)”
I usually don’t line up with Jason in a lot of his thinking but he’s a really smart and experienced guy I respect professionally. He really hit home on this one. I really hope a big decentralizing movement, creating new hubs of talent and money outside of Silicon Valley gets underway…