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Maybe the reason is that in the US, salaries are high enough that most engineers have a significant war chest saved up that allows them to take these gambles? I
by Nextgrid 5y ago
Maybe the reason is that in the US, salaries are high enough that most engineers have a significant war chest saved up that allows them to take these gambles? In the UK, it's much harder because engineer salaries are nowhere near what the US pays.
- raztogt21 5y agoThis is it. You can take a lot of risks when you have 4 years of savings from a US-based tech company. I expect a lot of US founders will emerge from working remotely from a LCOL area for a couple of years, and then launching with a war chest.
- phekunde 5y agoI think, yes, this could be the main reason for engineers.