> You have overpriced mortgages & rent to pay in the bay area, so money is important.
I would turn the point around and start from here. GoogFaceSoft is great comp low stress environment only close to headquarters.
In most other places GoogFaceSoft engs are the guy the headquarter outsourced to, and that is a dramatic shift in stress/job satisfaction.
Bottom line, talent is everywhere, if the product is solid investors will find you; if the startup is focused on angels/exit instead of great products then, well, that's why people want no part in it.
I would turn the point around and start from here. GoogFaceSoft is great comp low stress environment only close to headquarters.
In most other places GoogFaceSoft engs are the guy the headquarter outsourced to, and that is a dramatic shift in stress/job satisfaction.
Bottom line, talent is everywhere, if the product is solid investors will find you; if the startup is focused on angels/exit instead of great products then, well, that's why people want no part in it.