9d • General discussion
Why paying 50% in San Francisco can be cheaper than 9% in Dubai
In San Francisco, you’re not just paying taxes.
You’re buying access.
Access to exceptional talent.
Access to deep investor ecosystems.
Access to clients who are ready to scale.
The entire system is engineered to help you move fast, win deals, and scale quickly.
Yes, the headline tax rate looks high.
But your odds of success, speed of execution, and ability to compound outcomes are dramatically higher.
Dubai, on the other hand, offers low taxes and a great lifestyle.
But when it comes to client depth, investor density, and scale-ready ecosystems, it is still only a patch compared to mature markets like San Francisco.
And that difference can decide whether you merely exist
or truly succeed at scale.
This is why headline tax rates are misleading.
What matters is True Tax Cost:
True Tax Cost = Tax Paid + Pain Endured − Odds of Success − Incentives
Remember:
👉 Tax is not what you pay. It’s what you suffer.
If this way of thinking resonates,
check out the audio classroom and go to Chapter 4 on True Tax Cost.
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Why paying 50% in San Francisco can be cheaper than 9% in Dubai
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