The Isolation Tax: Building a VC-Backed AI Startup Far from the Hubs

A founder building an AI startup with a small team and venture capital backing describes the psychological cost of operating outside traditional tech ecosystems.

@heyalexhey posted a candid reflection on the isolation of building a VC-backed AI startup with a small team and "everything on the line." The post didn't specify the location, but the sentiment resonated: the AI boom is creating startups far from San Francisco and London, and the founders running them are navigating a different kind of difficulty — not technical, but psychological and social.

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