Redis creator on startups, working in Sicily and getting sponsored by VMWare

&#62; It’s hard for me to argue on the large-company employment since VMware is like the dream job, since I’m free to develop Redis full time, pretty freely, and with the support of some seriously smart guy inside of VMware<p>This is worth considering. There's an argument that people who really want to focus on tech should find a good 'sponsor' and just do their thing. Linus Torvalds is a good example. He's certainly made money over the years and lives well, and hasn't had to focus on running a company.

Good insight here.<p><i>Q. Do you think it’s harder to succeed while living in Italy, and Sicily in particular?<p>A. If your target is the world, being here is not a big limit for a programmer. Most of the interesting things are going on the internet anyway. I mean, here or in Paris is almost the same. What could do a difference is instead here or in the bay area.</i>