Comments on: Hiring Internet Talent and the Future of Charlottesville http://colinsteele.org/2009/12/hiring-internet-talent-and-the-future-of-charlottesville/ Travails of a CTO Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Closer To The Ideal » Blog Archive » The decline of east coast tech http://colinsteele.org/2009/12/hiring-internet-talent-and-the-future-of-charlottesville/comment-page-1/#comment-4022 Closer To The Ideal » Blog Archive » The decline of east coast tech Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:45:54 +0000 http://colinsteele.org/?p=64#comment-4022 [...] Colin Steele echos the concern: As CTO, I seem to be getting the recurring question, “Can you (hotelicopter) find the tech-savvy talent you need in Charlottesville?” It’s a valid question. Long gone are the days of Kesmai, EA, Mr. Goodbucks, and the beloved Value America. These days, we have influx of spooks, a smattering of biotech companies, and in the IT/Internet world… a whole buncha nothin’. [...] [...] Colin Steele echos the concern: As CTO, I seem to be getting the recurring question, “Can you (hotelicopter) find the tech-savvy talent you need in Charlottesville?” It’s a valid question. Long gone are the days of Kesmai, EA, Mr. Goodbucks, and the beloved Value America. These days, we have influx of spooks, a smattering of biotech companies, and in the IT/Internet world… a whole buncha nothin’. [...]

]]> By: superhelix http://colinsteele.org/2009/12/hiring-internet-talent-and-the-future-of-charlottesville/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 superhelix Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:59:58 +0000 http://colinsteele.org/?p=64#comment-4017 I think you're absolutely right - market forces are the most powerful, and success breeds success. Looks like what's good for hotelicopter is good for Charlottesville :-) I think you’re absolutely right – market forces are the most powerful, and success breeds success. Looks like what’s good for hotelicopter is good for Charlottesville :-)

]]> By: Colin Steele http://colinsteele.org/2009/12/hiring-internet-talent-and-the-future-of-charlottesville/comment-page-1/#comment-4014 Colin Steele Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:36:55 +0000 http://colinsteele.org/?p=64#comment-4014 I dunno about that politics thing. Not my style, I'm afraid. I'd prefer we just make a silly amount of money and start funding new startups in the 'Ville. I agree with all the suggestions in your "part deux" post, but I think that old adage "Nothing succeeds like success" might be applicable here. It's gonna be hard to buck macro trends. I dunno about that politics thing. Not my style, I’m afraid. I’d prefer we just make a silly amount of money and start funding new startups in the ‘Ville. I agree with all the suggestions in your “part deux” post, but I think that old adage “Nothing succeeds like success” might be applicable here. It’s gonna be hard to buck macro trends.

]]> By: superhelix http://colinsteele.org/2009/12/hiring-internet-talent-and-the-future-of-charlottesville/comment-page-1/#comment-4013 superhelix Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:31:32 +0000 http://colinsteele.org/?p=64#comment-4013 True dat, true dat. So what do we do about it? How do we stimulate more local businesses? How do we raise awareness of this important crossroads? How do we make a difference? Your post reminded me of one of my very first blog posts on the subject as well, back in March '07, and a follow up post 18 months later. I wish I could say that things are moving quickly in the right direction, but alas I'm concerned they are not. http://www.hotelicopter.com/blog/2007/03/31/charlottesville-needs-more-nerds/ http://www.hotelicopter.com/blog/2008/08/29/charlottesville-needs-more-nerds-part-deux/ I think a coordinated, concerted effort by local and state government, the University community, and NGO's focused on nurturing social entrepreneurship and small business growth is what's needed, because there are organizations out there trying to tackle this issue but I fear they are not pooling resources and cooperating with each other to get something done. Perhaps, Colin, you should run for city counsel next time around on a platform of supporting local business growth :-) Adam True dat, true dat. So what do we do about it? How do we stimulate more local businesses? How do we raise awareness of this important crossroads? How do we make a difference?

Your post reminded me of one of my very first blog posts on the subject as well, back in March ‘07, and a follow up post 18 months later. I wish I could say that things are moving quickly in the right direction, but alas I’m concerned they are not.

http://www.hotelicopter.com/blog/2007/03/31/charlottesville-needs-more-nerds/
http://www.hotelicopter.com/blog/2008/08/29/charlottesville-needs-more-nerds-part-deux/

I think a coordinated, concerted effort by local and state government, the University community, and NGO’s focused on nurturing social entrepreneurship and small business growth is what’s needed, because there are organizations out there trying to tackle this issue but I fear they are not pooling resources and cooperating with each other to get something done.

Perhaps, Colin, you should run for city counsel next time around on a platform of supporting local business growth :-)

Adam

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