Can you point me towards some successful startups that have team members spread across the globe. I live in Scotland, and there isn't really a strong startup culture here (that I can find), and I don't really want to be restricted by the skills and resources I have locally.

Automattic (the folks that do WordPress) is the best example I know of. They’ve done a great job of this.

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