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goatherders
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JetBrains: $270M revenue, 405K paying users, $0 ra...
Which is a pretty strong vote for building your company somewhere with lower salaries and lower cost of living.
There are a LOT of great engineers in places other than SV, Austin, Boston, etc.
tootahe45
on Dec 16, 2019
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I'd say it's a strong vote for building an actual product people want, which SV startups seem to struggle with.
xtracto
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This has been the bet of the company I work for: Contract Engineers in GDL, Mex. Paying 1/3rd the price of SV payments and still getting awesome talent, while being able to provide very competitive benefits for the region.
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There are a LOT of great engineers in places other than SV, Austin, Boston, etc.