my biggest learning: the average is as average as everywhere else but the top 1% experienced people are harder to find anywhere else
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I used to think Silicon Valley only mattered for the VC network. Then I tried to find and hire execs.
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same very few ecosystems have so many people that saw what it takes to rapid scale companies successfully
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But is the talent in SF because the the companies are there, or are the companies there because the talent is? That connection isn't clear to me.
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Are people on Instagram because Instagram is the best or is Instagram the best because that’s where the people are? The reality is it doesn’t matter. Network effects are powerful
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Absolutely true, but being on a social network is not nearly the same as relocating to one of the most expensive cities in the world. I think network effects are powerful, and I want to understand causality.
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I agree that SF talent pool is just larger than other cities, but I'm fascinated to understand *why*. If Lambda continues to grow by reputation etc, at some point, the talent pools will grow in other markets, and wouldn't it be neat if that caused more startups in other markets?
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To be clear, 85% of our employees are outside the Bay Area, but I see no feasible way to replace the 15% elsewhere
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I think the most interesting long-term experiment of remote work is whether some sliver of your 85% can become enough like the 15% to build new startup economies across the US.
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