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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. It decreases your odds of being bought.

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When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. It decreases your odds of being bought.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Rather than focus the university inward on research, Terman took the radical step of encouraging Stanford professors and graduate students to start companies applying engineering to pressing military problems.

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4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Professionals Musings

Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by almost 65%. It decreases your odds of being bought.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. From 2006 to 2011, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, according to Wessel, has grown by almost 65%. Personal relationships do count.

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

They have all the needs of any business - including sales, marketing, product development and design - to go along with all of those software engineers. For years, the Boston tech scene has lamented the fact that many of its best and brightest grab a prestigious diploma or hook up with a hot startup and flee Massachusetts.

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Digital Nomad Visa: Where to find the highest average salary?

Transformify

Massachusetts, home to more than 110 universities and colleges including Harvard and MIT, has the highest average salary at $72,940 (£58,320). Engineering and tech are also excellent industries to work in to achieve high salaries. New York ranks just below it with an average salary of $70,460 (£56,338).

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