I agree with your statement about innovation. The remote workers are getting exposed to outside influences by working for SV companies and with other remote wo

I agree with your statement about innovation. The remote workers are getting exposed to outside influences by working for SV companies and with other remote workers. In fact, I think they benefit from exposure to a wider range of opinions than one typically encounters in SV. They also travel a lot because being fully remote gives them a ton of flexibility. I think many of them will try to become entrepreneurs at some point. The challenge for people outside SV is always going to be funding. But starting tech companies is constantly getting cheaper. It remains to be seen whether there is a breaking point in scale for remote teams. Zapier is now in the hundreds and it still seems to be working well for them. To be clear, I do think people will continue to move here to start companies for the foreseeable future, and so SV is safe in that respect. Reputation and momentum count for a lot. However, I'm guessing the workforces will start to shift outside of the Bay Area.