The city as a startup

What if you were to view your city as a startup?

"The ingredients for a successful startup and a successful city are remarkably similar," wrote Jon Bischke, a guest blogger on TechCrunch.

"You need to build stuff that people want. You need to attract quality talent. You have to have enough capital to get your fledgling ideas to a point of sustainability. And you need to create a world-class culture that not only attracts the best possible people, but encourages them to stick around even when things aren’t going so great."

Tracy Certo

Full Story: http://www.popcitymedia.com/features/cityasastartup062012.aspx

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