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RnD is expensive enough as it is, wouldn't it make sense to move out of Startup Valley?
by Mandatum 12y ago
RnD is expensive enough as it is, wouldn't it make sense to move out of Startup Valley?
- make3 12y agoWhile I agree that SV is expensive, I think most people agree that the talent there is really not restricted to startups. Google, IBM Almaden Research Center, to name a few, and then there's obviously Stanford and Berkeley very close.
- vonmoltke 12y agoMost people also agree that there is a severe lack of available talent in the area and that it seems to be difficult to pull in people from out-of-area. This creates a cycle where companies hire significant numbers of people from competitors in the Valley. Perhaps MS decided that the cost of playing this game was no longer worth the benefits.
- thetrb 12y agoI definitely would not say that most people agree to this. Otherwise it would be very surprising to see Google, Facebook, Apple, Samsung and many others growing their presence in Silicon Valley.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoMicrosoft still has a big office in silicon valley to do product R&D. This refers to a research lab.