Like other high-tech entrepreneurs and would-be Mark Zuckerbergs, we were tempted by the siren call of Silicon Valley, but chose Cleveland -- to launch BoxCast, our live HD video-streaming company.
Why Cleveland? The primary challenge for us - and many startups - is having enough money to pay the bills that seem to drop faster than Justin Masterson's sinker. Our investors' cash just goes so much further in Cleveland compared to more fashionable locales. Office space, housing and employee costs are much more reasonable here.
Image: Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have won a $2.3 million grant to study the causes of child abuse and neglect in Cleveland neighborhoods. The four-year study, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, will begin in May. (Lonnie Timmons III, The Plain Dealer)
To read the original article: Why I started my tech company in Cleveland: Gordon Daily | cleveland.com
