Splitting SIAI to separate geographic locations (polymaths in Cheapistan and some people doing networking in the Bay Area) would create costs in the sense that communication is more tedious with e-mails than face-to-face. I wouldn’t want to split the working community either if I was working there (assuming that the community is good which I believe it is).
Your question about what the Bay Area benefits are, is a good one. Are there other benefits besides networking?
Splitting SIAI to separate geographic locations (polymaths in Cheapistan and some people doing networking in the Bay Area) would create costs in the sense that communication is more tedious with e-mails than face-to-face. I wouldn’t want to split the working community either if I was working there (assuming that the community is good which I believe it is).
Your question about what the Bay Area benefits are, is a good one. Are there other benefits besides networking?
Skype is your third alternative. (I disagree with this argument, but agree with conclusion for other reasons.)