This week's Boston Globe column focuses on six reasons to be proud of our state's innovation economy, and four reasons to be concerned. (I'm more optimist than pessimist.)
Among the reasons to feel good:
Boston is already home to MassChallenge, an entrepreneurship competition that attracts more than 100 fledgling companies from the United States and abroad and awards $1 million in prize money with no strings attached. And several new programs are getting started this year, including Bolt, which will focus on entrepreneurs trying to design physical products (as opposed to mobile apps or websites), and Rock Health, for teams interested in devising health-care-oriented software. There’s also Boston Startup School, taking place for the first time this summer, which aims to make recent college grads more appealing hires for young tech companies.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Massachusetts' innovation economy in 2012: 6 reasons to be proud, and 4 things to work on - Innovation Economy - Boston.com
