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Aren't you using 'technical talent' too narrowly to only refer to CS? There are some pretty solid non-CS science/tech companies in the mid-west that employ a la
by shas3 12y ago
Aren't you using 'technical talent' too narrowly to only refer to CS? There are some pretty solid non-CS science/tech companies in the mid-west that employ a large number of elite talent in the respective areas: mechanical engineering in Detroit, food/bio/chem in MN, health-care in Pittsburgh (UPMC), etc. (Anecdotally) I know highly talented people in the top of their respective fields who consider working in companies in these cities to be highly desirable because of how good these companies are in their respective fields.
- mark-r 12y agoThere's a lot of med tech in MN too.
- joshjkim 12y agoTotally agreed - I think especially with healthcare, cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh and St. Louis have nationally elite medical centers (Cleveland Clinic, University of Pittsburgh and WSL, respectively) along with all the healthcare service industries that surround such centers, and therefore are able to attract and retain top talent at all levels of the healthcare industry. Since this is HN, I guess the question is when will the developer / VC ecosystem develop, but I personally think it's just a matter of time before successful "tentpole" startups will pop up in each market, and after that when your significant other gets into a 7 year residency at WSL you don't break up because you want to do a start-up in NY/SF/SEA - you just move too and hopefully are able to bootstrap more efficiently than you would be paying $3,000 for a studio =)