I love being in the middle of nowhere (relative to Silicon Valley) for that reason. It makes each of these very accurate points so much easier to attain. It's

I love being in the middle of nowhere (relative to Silicon Valley) for that reason. It makes each of these very accurate points so much easier to attain. It's easier to make something people want because the people I spend my time talking to every day are my team and my customers. With all of the time spent talking to my customers I am incredibly in tune to exactly what they want. It's easier to stay focused because there is no outside pressure of people to grab coffee with, potential acquirers down the street, "networking", board of advisors, "partnerships", or any of those time sinks. And lastly it is much easier to "keep expenses low" when you don't have to pay for you and your entire team to live in one of the absolute most expensive places in the world. I have a top team of people recruited from top universities in the area, I have a beautiful office on a harborside pier right in the heart of the city with most of my team in walking distance, my expenses are a fraction of what it would be in Silicon Valley, and I'm still in a US city of comparable size to San Francisco. In my opinion, Silicon Valley is one of the worst places in the world to hit all of the points Jessica Livingston brought up.