>good wage even by US (but maybe not SV) standards but getting the very best people. 60k$/year easily gets you top talent in places like eastern Europe and Asi

>good wage even by US (but maybe not SV) standards but getting the very best people. 60k$/year easily gets you top talent in places like eastern Europe and Asia - that's like entry level for the US, when you equate for skills I would guess it's almost always a 2x difference even in low cost US places. The biggest thing about US was that it offers highest wages and it's a center for tech globally so it's really easy to attract skilled immigrants and so top people often emigrate - if you crack down on that well you suddenly made outsourcing better both because cost and the top talent availability.