[yummyfajitas]

How will moving to SV help with his number one concern (programmer cost)? In the EU he pays $5000/month for programmers. In the valley he will be paying roughly twice that.

(The valley may have higher quality programmers and a better tech ecosystem, but I'm guessing the author is looking for grunts rather than artisans.)

[arethuza]

Didn't he say 5000 Euro a month loaded costs? That's low end of the market where I am in the UK - for people with specific domain knowledge or a proven track record you would be paying a lot more.

[exit]

what salary does 5000 euro a month loaded costs represent?

[axod]

You can just get the SV VC's to pay for all that. They'll invest in anything.