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> California is the eighth largest economy in the world. The Midwest is the fifth. What metric is that? On what scale is "The Midwest" an economic union? I re
by cloudjacker 10y ago
> California is the eighth largest economy in the world. The Midwest is the fifth.
What metric is that? On what scale is "The Midwest" an economic union?
I read the article now and I won't dismiss the notion, but that still doesn't answer where they are going to get their exits from, and what the bounds of the midwest economic region actually are, to former Sequoia partners.
- joshmanders 10y agoI don't know, I'm a programmer in the Midwest and not a investor. But judging by Sequoia's track record, if they think my area is a good place to start investing, I'm gonna accept their notions as pretty accurate over mine.
- sailfast 10y agoYou keep mentioning exits - are you talking about being close to a network of partners that will BUY your portfolio companies, or being close to companies that can exit / go public / etc? A large number of exits have occurred in the Midwest over the past few years. Payments, Enterprise Software, Aerospace, finance, etc. What concern is there about a shortage of exits or exit source? It sounds like I'm missing a very valid concern. Note: I also disagree with people lumping the entire Midwest together as a thing. Chicago != Milwaukee != Cleveland != Minneapolis != Detroit, but neither does SF = LA, so not sure how best to aggregate.