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Jon Torrey 
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Re: “Ello, Goodbye? Some Startups Leave Vermont for More Populated Pastures”

Burlington has all of the ingredients to become a vibrant start-up culture, and while I think we're close to hitting a tipping point, we aren't quite there yet. We have innovative, collaborative people, which is why we not only see a diverse range of start-ups successfully getting off the ground here, but we also have other people actively trying to push the momentum of, and tie-in, the existing elements we do have to mature the start-up culture.

We've also had a few successful companies grow from the ground-up here (with some in the process now), leaving us with a mix of professionals experienced in all phases of business and company growth. We have the talent, we have the ideas, we have a collaborative environment and despite being a smaller market with fewer networking and less capital available (this is an easy barrier to overcome, I think) with a little time and an active community, we can reach that vibrancy.

Once more people (especially my generation) start to see that vibrancy, energy and opportunity, we'll close the gap on some of the things Burlington might be lagging to push us over the edge. We have to make sure we're getting them involved, and starting early, during the college years.

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Posted by Jon Torrey on 07/30/2015 at 1:41 PM

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