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...a largely tourism and mining based economy that has failed to attract high-tech talent.[1][2] [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/09/zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-what
by abalone 9y ago
...a largely tourism and mining based economy that has failed to attract high-tech talent.[1][2]
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/09/zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-what-i-regret-about-pouring-350-million-into-las-vegas.html https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/09/zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-what-i...
[2] https://qz.com/875086/five-years-in-tony-hsiehs-downtown-project-is-hardly-any-closer-to-being-a-real-city/ https://qz.com/875086/five-years-in-tony-hsiehs-downtown-pro...
- dollar 9y agoI wouldn’t say Vegas failed to attract high tech talent. After 20 years in San Francisco and San Jose, we moved our tech businesses (and ourselves) to Las Vegas. Best decision ever. The Downtown Project was highly ambitious - area is just now starting to take off.