This should address the worries about how remote work will offshore all job. Because, think about it a minute: Why should the top-talent overseas slaver away

This should address the worries about how remote work will offshore all job. Because, think about it a minute: Why should the top-talent overseas slaver away for your startup for low compensation? Taking India as an example: There are top companies in India which would give top talent a competitive salary for India, along with corresponding status and responsibility. So, why should top talent there take your similarly paid remote job which lacks the social standing and credibility that comes by working for a top-tier Indian company? Even if you pay higher than the local top-tier company, the difference in pay should be high enough to offset all other things that the candidate is losing by not taking a job in a respectable local company. This kind of social status is quite important because of social pressure from parents, family peers in many cultures. Not unlike how top-tier candidates still prefer to work for reputable companies in San Francisco instead of going for somewhat higher pay in no-name startups. To recruit and keep top tier talent overseas, you will have to treat them just like how you were treating your local candidates. If you try to weasel your way out of it through scammy business practices - underpay, overwork, sweatshops etc - you will reap what you sow - scammy candidates.