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Best Locations In The US For A Tech Startup

YoungUpstarts

The South Florida region is not typically known as a technological center; nonetheless, this is where IBM developed its early PC prototypes. This southern city has traditionally been known as a major banking hub; for this reason, many financial technology (fintech) startups have been moving to Charlotte in recent years.

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A close call that we avoided thanks to our advisory board.

Jeff Hilimire

We had been talking for months about expanding into either Charlotte or South Florida. It was 2005 and we were 25 people, up from half that the year before. The business was growing and we had just landed amazing new clients like Coca-Cola and UPS.

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The Two P’s Behind Michael Jordan’s Success

Growthink Blog

What’s interesting was that in 2003, Michael Jordan was interested in investing in both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Bobcats. In fact, many experts, such as Florida State University professor K. Earlier this month, the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team was sold by Herb Kohl for $550 million.