Why doesn't the article explore starting up in different geographies?
Also, the most interesting questions are:
* How much of the pool are employed by those companies?
* How does the largest segment of employers pay? What percentage of top talent do they employee.
I'd bet there is a larger percentage of top talent at top talent at other companies. Many, many people don't want to work at mega companies. Also, many, many people, particularly the best, are motivated, like startups, by challenge themselves, working on something important to them using tools they enjoy, people they enjoy working with and most importantly external factors and how work relates to their own life.
Also, the most interesting questions are:
* How much of the pool are employed by those companies?
* How does the largest segment of employers pay? What percentage of top talent do they employee.
I'd bet there is a larger percentage of top talent at top talent at other companies. Many, many people don't want to work at mega companies. Also, many, many people, particularly the best, are motivated, like startups, by challenge themselves, working on something important to them using tools they enjoy, people they enjoy working with and most importantly external factors and how work relates to their own life.