> The big companies like Twitter, Google are big enough so they can stand by themselves and do not need the SF/SV influence That only works if your employees k

> The big companies like Twitter, Google are big enough so they can stand by themselves and do not need the SF/SV influence That only works if your employees know they are going (and want) to be with you for a long time. In tech things change fast, and both companies and people want to be in a place where they have a good amount of options. This naturally creates local maxima around a few geographical locations. The only way out is widespread remote work.