Sep 11, 2008
Story Timeline: 119 days
All tech startups need just a few ingredients to germinate: sophisticated money; first-rate technology universities; and a few template successes (a Google or a Facebook, and so on) to encourage founders to get off their duffs. Contrary to current wisdom, these ingredients exist in many communities outside of Silicon Valley -- in fact, they always have. When you add a large and economically accessible employee...
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