... or accept having your fancy schmanzy startup outside the San Francisco Bay Area. VCs insistance of 'you HAVE to be here' and often moving companies/founders

... or accept having your fancy schmanzy startup outside the San Francisco Bay Area. VCs insistance of 'you HAVE to be here' and often moving companies/founders across the globe for it is silly to no end. Prices go up like crazy, investment money (especially Seed) doesn't last as long, you spend an enormous amount of time hiring/trying to find people etc