Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for May 3, 2019
05-03-2019
Topic: Why do post-industrial communities keep struggling to re-invent their economies?
Guest: John Biggs, journalist and entrepreneur
How Topic Discussed: John Biggs is a native of south central Ohio who grew up in the Ohio Valley area and writes for websites such as TechCrunch. Small cities in the Rust Belt often try to re-invent themselves into 21st Century technology centers. Why do they so often fail? What are some of the common mistakes they make? Why is it so hard for a technology start-up company to scale up outside of places like Boston or Silicon Valley?
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