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In Q1 2019, 39% of Stripe's hiring was outside Bay Area and Seattle. Last quarter, it was 74%. I think the rate at which tech industry is going global is still under-appreciated, and that this will be a big tailwind for the world over the next decade.

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Brian Chesky

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Yup, the place to be was Silicon Valley. It feels like now the place to be is the internet (which is everywhere). I expect this trend to only accelerate

10:22 PM · Jan 10, 2022

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AirAlum here. Have you considered Miami? I moved ~14 months ago and it’s really amazing! Burgeoning tech community and convenient flights to Niskayuna

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We have an office in Miami that we set up years ago

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+1. And startups with operational excellence will benefit from both the larger talent pool and time zones

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With all the non-bay area and remote hiring, do you feel less innovative? More? Different?

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With #bitcoin as the Internet's Reserve Currency.

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curious how

might include a product offering in line with

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vision of cloud cities. Like minded internet groups that move into a certain geographical area. Like Miami, but what if you could filter areas on political views, tech, online communities etc.

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In my last startup, 100% hiring was in same city. At

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, 100% hiring is remote from day one! And we are not going back. Remote is the future and here to stay.

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Maybe more accurate to say it’s the future for some people and other people really like being with the people they build with.

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the real question is if companies are investing in what's required for remote work as humans with zoom fatigue, depression, and mental health issues accelerate. The grass is always greener they say

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some hot remote work places among american tech workers might be mexico city, costa rica, hawaii etc