"I don't know how much it matters in the grand scheme, but I'll share it anyway: I don't know these guys personally. Rounded was a recommendation because the president's son knows a guy that knows a guy there, or some version of that. While there are a couple of benefits to 'staying local', that actually didn't really weigh in much for me (only partially because I'm based in Texas). The hiring decision was largely mine, and I could've made a solid case for a web team I had history with, had I wanted to. But after meeting with these guys, I couldn't find a single good reason to. I feel confident in that call and I think that's the biggest takeaway here."