Did you ever consider moving to Boston or Miami,
the other hotbeds of finance?
- Come on.
I know you're native New Yorker,
but these are all areas that were seen as the next Silicon
Valley. What have you?
I think I think there was a moment where,
where people were moving to Miami.
For us, it was a moment where we could sign a lease on an amazing
office at a great price.
Because I think New York is the best place in the world
and is the best place in the world to build a company.
I firmly believe that.
I believe that, during the depths of COVID in August 2020,
when the city was empty.
And, I think that organizations like Tech NYC to do a amazing job of
of helping sort of make that mission a reality,
but no.
I think New York City,
is where we'll always be.
Thank you for the front row.
In terms of talent hiring the people that you need at
Rho, what have you observed about
the talent pool in New York?
I think that's what makes New York so special.
It's the talent pool is so diverse and so talented.
The city is really unique and
everybody here has to be very good at what they do.
Like, frankly, it's a very expensive place to live.
So you need to be at the top of your game to be here in the long run.
And also, that it's not a single company town.
Right? San Francisco has amazing companies.
It is a great place to build a tech startup.
But it is a city full of tech startups.
And what that means also is that a lot of those companies
end up building products and services designed for other tech companies.
Which isn't really representative of the broader economy.
So I think in terms of talent and in terms of just being
integrated with the market, New York is unparalleled.