>I'm glad we stayed put, especially as we've started to focus on real revenue and scaling, and less on trying to be hot for the purposes of raising a big early round. I feel like the market for engineers around here is becoming an advantage for us, and we're not having to fight the same talent wars as those on the coasts. That matters.
Would you say there's any other advantage to your location besides being able to pay people less and having cheaper rent?
Your question sounds pretty sarcastic, but yes, I do think we’re able to focus on building a big company and not getting caught up in the high burn, rocket ship or bust game that is dooming a lot of valley companies and resulting in many premature acquisitions (or worse). People think midwesterners think small, but I don’t relate to that.
Would you say there's any other advantage to your location besides being able to pay people less and having cheaper rent?