My favorite example would be big datish startups too. The likes of Imply, Dremio, Starburst who develop in a not-too-low-level language from an average develope

My favorite example would be big datish startups too. The likes of Imply, Dremio, Starburst who develop in a not-too-low-level language from an average developer's PoV. But they are obvious to anyone familiar with the domain. It used to be the case that the answer to the original question would be "in the Bay Area, London, Berlin, Hyderabad". I guess this constraint is less rigid now but I'm fairly certain it's still there.