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but it’s still tough for young start-ups to find talented computer programmers in Silicon Valley Seems to me that the obvious solution is to recruit outside Si
by argv_empty 16y ago
but it’s still tough for young start-ups to find talented computer programmers in Silicon Valley
Seems to me that the obvious solution is to recruit outside Silicon Valley. You'll probably find candidates willing to relocate if it gets them back to work (though a good proportion of them may be recent grads).
- anamax 16y ago> Seems to me that the obvious solution is to recruit outside Silicon Valley. What makes you think that it's easier elsewhere? Yes, there may be less demand elsewhere, but there's also less supply. Plus, SV folk are somewhat more likely to understand the game. That's a positive and a negative.
- j_baker 16y agoIt's not easier elsewhere, but the more places you're willing to recruit from the better. Which do you think has more good programmers: SV or the world?
- anamax 16y agoThe world, even excluding SV, has more good programmers, but existence isn't enough. > but the more places you're willing to recruit from the better You're ignoring cost. If local matters, then moving cost and "number available" matters. There are many places with "enough" programmers to do {reasonable size project}, but there aren't thousands, even if great programers can be found almost anywhere. There are fairly few places where there are "enough" programmers to do almost anything. SV is one of them.