Re:Everpix, Snapchat, and the Startup Lie
by kybernetyk on Friday November 08, 2013 @03:24AM
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> Instead of paying employees half market rates, those employees can go and work on creating a VR app that could be used by millions of people, or some other opportunity. And they could receive full pay.
Yes, you're right. But does a photo sharing service really need those kind of employees? Is there a need to be located at a technology cluster like the SV where developers are expensive and a scarce resource?
Services like Everpix are - in terms of technology - pretty trivial. They can be built anywhere in the world by average developers. No need to hire expensive Stanford PHDs to do a job a kid from the local community college in Kentucky could do.
Yes, you're right. But does a photo sharing service really need those kind of employees? Is there a need to be located at a technology cluster like the SV where developers are expensive and a scarce resource?
Services like Everpix are - in terms of technology - pretty trivial. They can be built anywhere in the world by average developers. No need to hire expensive Stanford PHDs to do a job a kid from the local community college in Kentucky could do.