> Decentralize. The US is a fucking giant place. Why all companies need to be on the same half a dozen places? Because most people (not all) in the U.S. associ

> Decentralize. The US is a fucking giant place. Why all companies need to be on the same half a dozen places? Because most people (not all) in the U.S. associate location with status. If you're in the defacto location for innovation, people (foolishly) take you more seriously. That, and socially, people want to be able to say "we're based in SF" or "we're working with this team based in SF." Ego will always trump rational, practical thinking when big bucks are on the table. It's all just hobgoblins of the mind, but the market isn't rational, so...we get a concentration of talent/companies because that's what the market responds to (whether or not it's a valid perspective). Some of the absolute best people I've met live in places you've never even heard of—in fact, nearly all of the top people I've met. Despite most people in SF dragging a duffle bag of credentials behind them, relatively few are truly technically or creatively impressive. The ones that lack competency beyond their resume rely on the status factor to keep their grift running.