Why don't startups hire Australians?

by jascination on 4/14/2025, 11:14:01 AM with 6 comments

  • by CharlieDigital on 4/14/2025, 11:25:32 AM 

        > The main reason I think Asia/Australia/NZ etc are an important missing link for the global startup ecosystem is that there's a big gap from 5pm to 2am SF time where no one is working. That's a 9 hour gap where bugs can be fixed, support can be given, and features can be shipped.
    This requires a very mature org that has a really strong culture of clear, written communication. Not very common, IME.

  • by bigfatkitten on 4/14/2025, 11:56:30 AM

    > My gut feeling is that US-founded startups consider Australia, NZ, SE Asia as too hard-basket to set up offices for, and don't want to deal with the potentially complex company structure, tax and payroll issues that hiring employees in these countries might require.

    That's pretty much it. There is a significant cost to doing this, and the talent pool in Australia just isn't deep enough to necessarily make it worthwhile.

  • by No_CQRT on 4/14/2025, 11:32:18 AM

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