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Oh, I thought startups were abandoning expensive cities for remote work and cheaper living costs.
by throwaway1777 7y ago
Oh, I thought startups were abandoning expensive cities for remote work and cheaper living costs.
- bpodgursky 7y agoThey are. This article doesn't prove, or even show, the opposite. (CityLab does a lot of good stuff, but they are 100% pro-dense-urban development. Independent of whether it's a bias you support, it colors the articles you'll see from them.)
- TulliusCicero 7y agoI really don't think there's much movement on that front, of startups moving away from expensive cities to remote work. I'd like there to be, that'd be rad, but I haven't seen anything to that effect that's significant. Do you have a source for that assertion? And what CityLab is, is pro-making-cities-that-aren't-garbage. There's a reason Americans marvel at how nice European cities feel when they visit, while almost no Europeans say the same thing about any US cities. US cities have nice businesses and people and points of interest within, but the design of the cities themselves is almost always terrible.
- bpodgursky 7y agoI know a lot of startups aggressively hiring for remote roles for devs. I can send you names if you're looking for opportunities (fair warning, most will be limited to US residents).
- thedance 7y agoThere are a lot of cities that seem superficially cheaper based on housing prices, but are more expensive including transportation costs, i.e. two cars per household.