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The kinds of people who work in startups are probably living in cheaper neighborhoods and finding creative ways to make their dollars go further. As pg has comm
by werk 16y ago
The kinds of people who work in startups are probably living in cheaper neighborhoods and finding creative ways to make their dollars go further. As pg has commented, nerds tend to be rather frugal. Also, salaries are high equivalent to the higher rents, so it all evens out in the end. Calling NY expensive is misleading. It can be expensive. But it can also be inexpensive if that's your goal.
- usaar333 16y agoYou can definitely find cheaper places, but in the end you are still going to be paying almost double what a cheap place in the Valley costs. Also if you are bootstrapping, your salary isn't really tied to cost of living.
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- _delirium 16y agoAre salaries actually commensurately higher? As far as I can tell, typical engineering pay in NYC is about the same as typical engineering pay in California.