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I was surprised to see that their decision was further influenced by talent being attracted to startups. Not sure that a 10% raise will do enough to prevent peo
by ErikBjare 13y ago
I was surprised to see that their decision was further influenced by talent being attracted to startups. Not sure that a 10% raise will do enough to prevent people leaving Google with the intent of joining a startup, wouldn't change things for me at least. You could even argue that increased financial independence from raised wages could lower the psychological barrier to joining a relatively low-pay high-risk company such as a startup.
- webmaven 13y agoThat depends on whether the additional salary was being saved or spent. So I wonder if, absent the 'Techtopus', housing prices in the Bay Area would be even higher than they are today...