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We're a hardware and firmware shop. Our work equipment is a physical piece of silicon on my desk. Yes, we could switch to a remote-work model, but that would
by eli_gottlieb 11y ago
We're a hardware and firmware shop. Our work equipment is a physical piece of silicon on my desk.
Yes, we could switch to a remote-work model, but that would make logistics significantly harder (some of the stuff we work with is proprietary and confidential) and destroy our terrific team spirit.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoCould your company not be headquartered in Des Moines, IA? Chattanooga, TN? The list goes on of affordable non-1st Tier cities.
- eli_gottlieb 11y ago>Could your company not be headquartered in Des Moines, IA? Chattanooga, TN? Well, some of our largest clients are at MIT and Brandeis Universities, so no, it couldn't. Network effects regarding availability of customers, expertise, and capital are a thing.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoThen you've got to raise prices to support paying your employees enough to live in high cost locations. If they're not willing to pay rates to support that, then you can't offer the service (or you need to find employees who are willing to work in less than ideal work conditions like excessive commuting on personal time). Market forces at work.