[qaq]

In Ukraine it can not be inflated by definition as there is basically 0 vc money. The companies are profitable and are paying market rates.

[shrewduser]

isn't a lot of the outsourcing connected to western markets and that very VC money?

i think it's all connected you'll find.

[qaq]

I'd say very little of that work is for startups it's more for large financial companies, large established software companies, telecoms, hollywood etc.

[menacingly]

Even in my limited consulting experience, it's not uncommon at all for a sizable org to have a small team in Ukraine.

A couple of times, even though that team does not have an officially important role, you would see stalls on major decisions until the remote team had a chance to weigh in.