Better access to funding, networking, bigger talent pool, access to some sort of "water-cooling" conversations if you are the social type who loves to mingle. B

Better access to funding, networking, bigger talent pool, access to some sort of "water-cooling" conversations if you are the social type who loves to mingle. But it is true that the world is getting smaller. Even as an employee, for many places getting a 50% of what you'd earn in the US without having to move there could be worthwhile.