The author is failing to understand basic supply and demand. Just because the company doesn't care that the developer is in Silicon Valley doesn't mean there ar

The author is failing to understand basic supply and demand. Just because the company doesn't care that the developer is in Silicon Valley doesn't mean there aren't a ton of companies that do care and will pay a large salary for it. Either you compete with those companies and offer a high salary, or you will just exclude yourself from higher silicon valley developers. Just because you don't value location doesn't make the location premium any less real. The simple fact is that there is a lot more demand for developers in the bay than there is in South America. A company could certainly overpay the devs outside of SV so the numbers look the same, but it's fiscally irresponsible.