Graphical display of VC money disbursed per state

http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/09/risky-business

by davidw • 18 years ago

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A kick in the groin for all the midwesterners.

pxlpshr3• 18 years ago

I'm particularly disappointed in TX given it's wealth, low cost to do business (attractive for startups), and epic center of oil production. Our state (and big oil) should be funding serious initiatives to curb us off oil, and hedge their company (and state economy) against the depletion of a natural resource.

Did we not learn from the US automotive industry while Japan kicked our ass? c'mon cowboys, step it up.

DabAsteroid6• 18 years ago

Our state (and big oil) should be funding serious initiatives to curb us off oil

The Earth's crust contains 70,000 years worth of oil.

http://www.google.com/search?q=2.1+quadrillion+oil+barrels

What would be the point of oil-use-curbing initiatives?

against the depletion of a natural resource.

Oil cannot be depleted, since it is rechargeable.

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awww.juliansimon.com+oi...

contrary to common belief, category 3 resources (including oil) are all renewable.

natrius• 18 years ago

So many people work for oil companies in Texas that I doubt state funding of competitors would be politically feasible. Also, I doubt that more funding is what is needed to get us off of oil. There's a lot of money already being invested in solutions, though as a Texan, I'd like to see a vibrant renewable energy industry there as well. State funding of emerging technologies seems like a prudent thing to do to create new jobs within the state, and if Texas doesn't get on the ball, California will draw all of the new companies.

tptacek• 18 years ago

The chart is missing the variables for competition, which is what you care about. Capital isn't falling off trees in California, and one (of the many) reasons its scarcer in the midwest is that there are fewer tech ventures in the midwest.

ghiotion• 18 years ago

What the heck is going on in Minnesota? That's the one that really jumps out at me. Anyone know?

racecar789• 18 years ago

Technology is Minnesota's largest manufacturing export at 24%. Medtronic/3M/Best Buy are all headquartered there.

http://www.exportminnesota.com/itradestats.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companies_based_in_Minneapolis-...

tesseract• 18 years ago

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-03/top-tech-city-...

eru• 18 years ago

Would be nice to see it on a per capita basis.

Graphical display of VC money disbursed per state

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