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Originally Posted by DudeGuy
While it's true we don't have any of the big players here (Amazon, Facebook, Google), there are some successful firms here. Think places like Sidecar, Linode, Stitch, Healthverity, etc. A lot of the offices in and around 13th Street house tech/digital companies.
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This is where I wish the city step in more and cradle (for lack of better term) growing/successful startups. Between, the universities, growing innovation hubs, etc. the talent and potential are there, the missing link is interest from city "leadership". But that is wishful thinking, because growth and major job attraction into the city results in more money, new residents, new companies, changing the status quo at city hall, which is a scary thought for machine politicians like Clarke and Johnson.
It would also be great if the metro region created a more unified business environment. It has improved, but historically it was Philadelphia doing one thing and the burbs doing another thing (usually better things). The region working as a well oiled machine could definitely make up for whatever is going on in City Hall.