Comments on: New San Diego Incubator Adds Three More Startups on Opening Day http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/11/03/new-san-diego-incubator-adds-three-more-startups-on-opening-day/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Peter http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/11/03/new-san-diego-incubator-adds-three-more-startups-on-opening-day/comment-page-1/#comment-90913 Peter Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:20 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=48925#comment-90913 I'm among several companies that are eying nearby states with much brighter prospects. Smaller companies cannot justify higher overhead costs and large companies cannot afford the employee burden. Frankly, very highly educated employees are available just about anywhere. Believe me, Huntsville Alabama; Boise, Idaho and Reno, Nevada are but a few cities eating San Diego's lunch. Unless you are a provider of direct real-time services, have high capital/infrastructure commitments or just want to have your corporate suite minutes from a golf course/beach - there is no bottom-line justification for doing business in this state. I’m among several companies that are eying nearby states with much brighter prospects. Smaller companies cannot justify higher overhead costs and large companies cannot afford the employee burden. Frankly, very highly educated employees are available just about anywhere. Believe me, Huntsville Alabama; Boise, Idaho and Reno, Nevada are but a few cities eating San Diego’s lunch.

Unless you are a provider of direct real-time services, have high capital/infrastructure commitments or just want to have your corporate suite minutes from a golf course/beach – there is no bottom-line justification for doing business in this state.

]]> By: Jb http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/11/03/new-san-diego-incubator-adds-three-more-startups-on-opening-day/comment-page-1/#comment-90292 Jb Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:51:46 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=48925#comment-90292 While it's great to have small very niche startups, is anyone addressing the number of firms that actually employ people leaving the area? It's great to have a thriving, risky, cutting edge ecosystem of small startups. I just wonder how long the region can keep losing companies that have actual value today, not maybe value tomorrow. While it’s great to have small very niche startups, is anyone addressing the number of firms that actually employ people leaving the area?

It’s great to have a thriving, risky, cutting edge ecosystem of small startups. I just wonder how long the region can keep losing companies that have actual value today, not maybe value tomorrow.

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