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This article is basically arguing that farm teams should be able to afford pro athletes... Having engineers who "perform in the top 10%" is a nice-to-have, not
by ozi 10y ago
This article is basically arguing that farm teams should be able to afford pro athletes... Having engineers who "perform in the top 10%" is a nice-to-have, not a requirement for startup success.
- snarf21 10y agoI agree but the problem is also the money. A lot of the VCs want to talk about how many ex GOOG and FB engineers who graduated from MIT that they have building their next unicorn. They don't have the same story talking about three state school graduates from Kansas who may be just as talented and have a better product. They also never want to fly to Kansas, like ever. I've lived through this working at a startup in central PA. We were in discussions to be acquired by several of the top 10 west coast tech companies and having to have an office in PA and come here killed all but one deal. Some Director of X doesn't want to fly to Philly and take an hour train to visit the team. This is despite the fact that costs here are like 30% and there is plenty of reasonable talent.
- 0xCMP 10y agoSo in this case, location does matter. Even if it's because others are lazy. /noted
- jessaustin 10y agoVery few people fly to Kansas. There isn't really a major airport in the state.
- tutufan 10y agoTechnically true, though everyone on this board thinks Kansas City is in Kansas...
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- emodendroket 10y agoI mean, there is one.
- jessaustin 10y agoYeah they named the whole state after some other state's second-best city.
- comstock 10y agoThis is true. For many startups the technical issues are not even the most significant problem they face. It's more about marketing and business focus.