[jedberg]

I run a remote-first company and follow a single-city model. But that city isn't SF.

I don't really know what city it is, but we pay people with the same experience doing the same work the same pay regardless of where they live.

I understand that this means that I probably can't afford someone in SF, but I also know that there is no way I was poaching from FAANG anyway, and there is plenty of good talent not in SF.

So I get high marks on all the criteria, as long as they don't live in an expensive city. It's a tradeoff I'm willing to make.

As we get more successful, I can move everyone up to match the more expensive cities.