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Originally Posted by urbanpln
(1) The access to top notch talent. He said in the eyes of Amazon the best talent is a 24 year old EE grad from MIT. He goes on to explain that top talent isn't concern about cost of living, and that cost of living only matters when you are in your 30's and begin accumulating things, (i.e. homes, kids, and dogs). He said that Amazon doesn't really care about middle managers (older workers), and they know younger talent will pile into five bedroom apartments in Brooklyn (Gowanus) and D.C. (Adams Morgan).
(2) His second and strongest prediction is that what matters most is where does a 53 year old billionaire (Bezos) want to spend most of his time. He said that Mr. Bezos already have homes in D.C. and NYC.
I hoping he's wrong, but this guy has a winning record in making predictions about business, especially in the Tech world. I hope he's wrong, but his logic makes since to me. Check out his quick analysis on Youtube ("Amazon HQ2:The Winner Is....")
If Chicago does not land Amazon, I hope it causes the politicians and citizens in this region to wake up. Chicago is too much of a jewel to not be managed right.
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even assuming that were true, how could you blame chicago's "management"? yes, the secret it out....MIT is not located in Chicago. i suppose if its a stringent requirement to be located next to MIT, Chicago will not be your choice. and secondly, bezo's housing preferences have little if nothing to do with any of this, and even if they somehow did, that is indicative of Chicago's "mismanagement" how? that whole angle is being blown way out of proportion, and this also isnt some unilateral decision. there is a board of directors, auditing committees, etc for a reason.
if it dosent go to NY does that mean NY is managed poorly? you guys need to get out of your own parochial bubbles and realize that its a big world out there and not every crown jewel is going to always drop out of the sky and land in your lap. that isnt somehow an indictment on the overall health of the city. but at this stage of the game, everyone is guessing and doing so without any sort of inside information.