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MailChimp has built a huge business in Atlanta, likely closing in on a billion a year in revenue. Tableau is a billion-dollar business in Provo, Utah, and is n
by replicatorblog 9y ago
MailChimp has built a huge business in Atlanta, likely closing in on a billion a year in revenue.
Tableau is a billion-dollar business in Provo, Utah, and is not the only big winner there.
Dyn built a half billion dollar business in Manchester, NH.
Nothing can compete with San Francisco—three of the biggest five tech co's are HQ'd there. But there's really very little keeping entrepreneurs from building a billion-dollar business anywhere, provided there's a decent university nearby.
It is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH harder to get funding, but if you can bootstrap, the world is your oyster.
- zjaffee 9y agoThe big thing is having access to a big university, where students who attend that university want to stay local. BYU students are attracted to Utah, Georgia has enough universities that produce graduates who want to stay in state. However, we aren't seeing the same happen with UIUC and the state of illinois or University of Michigan with detroit.
- thousandautumns 9y agoTableau isn't Provo based. You are probably thinking of Qualtrics.