[BannedInSweden]

As a dev here in Phx with several friends in different startups who are also programmers, I can confirm a lot of what the article says.

Next time you think of spinning up a company in silicon valley - try to remember there is likely someone else trying to build the exact same thing here and doing it with 2x the number of employees(because labor costs are less here) and an extra year worth of capitol because space is cheap.

Yes heat is tricky, but compared to the pain of failure or losing out to a better functioning competitor it seems a small price to pay.