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Its great to see this guy try to find talent outside of SV. Minneapolis-St.Paul probably has a lot of hidden talent because of their outstanding universities. I

• LogicHoleFlaw 18y ago
  The Twin Cities and Madison, WI both seem like good prospects for this endeavor to me.
  • incomethax 18y ago
    As a student (and founder) at UW-Madison, I can honestly say, we are still very much lacking in financial resources necessary for a web/tech based startup. Most of the VCs around here are interested in Biotech/bio based businesses and the angel networks are also heavily skewed toward that type of investment. That said, both Google and Microsoft are opening offices here and the CS dept. is accepting more people into their program. We've also recently gotten a Kauffman grant for UW-Madison, and student orgs like the UW Entrepreneurship Association and Collegiate Entreprenurs' Organization have been gaining popularity to allow for lots of different types of business ideas to develop if you're not looking for web based software. That's not to say there aren't any (We're one), but there are definitely fewer than SF/Boston/Twin Cities.
  • ashwinl 18y ago
    As a student at U.Michigan and member of its local student entrepreneurship organization, I would also add south-east Michigan as another prospect, particularly the UM in Ann Arbor. @incomethax, like Wisconsin though, VCs around UM are skewed more towards biotech-related startups. And, like Wisconsin, Ann Arbor also lacks the financial resources of a S.V/Boston
• anamax 18y ago
  A startup requires more than technology talent.