Harish Varadharajan's post expressing his feelings after he announced that he moved his agritech business from Chennai to Bengaluru, a decision he says has transformed both his professional and personal experience, has been catching attention on social media. A year after the relocation, Varadharajan reflected on the move in a LinkedIn post, calling it “one of the best decisions” he had made.
For startup founders, choosing where to build a company can be almost as important as choosing the business itself. The city a startup operates from can shape access to customers, talent, investors, suppliers and infrastructure, while also influencing operating costs and the founder’s quality of life.