I wonder how much of a talent drain Google has been? I know several folks there, and apparently they have been hiring steadily over the last year or so. EDIT:

I wonder how much of a talent drain Google has been? I know several folks there, and apparently they have been hiring steadily over the last year or so. EDIT: I think the demographics have something to do with it. As another commenter pointed out, there are tons of young families here, and I suspect that these folks are more than happy to find a good job and stay there, rather than live the start-up life. Granted, the talent pool is smaller than, say, Silicon Valley, but that's not say the area is mostly devoid of good talent. Much of the talent may simply want to stay put.