Huffington Post, Silicon America: 5 Startup Economies Keeping it Real and Bringing it Back
Despite its ridiculously frigid and long-term winters, those “salt of the earth” Minnesotans are not effing around for one minute when it comes to getting their gigantic, Nordic-ancestral hands into the startup pot. What was once known as “Mall Capital of the World” (Ah-hem, Mall of America fans unite) is now a testing ground for the convergence of tech and retail.
Minnesota-born-and-raised Ahmed Siddiqui has an interesting take on this burgeoning startup scene. (Standard disclaimer: he now resides in the Bay Area but his entire family and slew of cousins, nephews — you name it — give him regular reports).
“The Minneapolis startup scene is growing rapidly, with co-working spaces popping up where there were once flour mills. Although there is much to be desired in terms of investment landscape in Minneapolis, entrepreneurs with solutions in retail are finding new inroads with Target and Best Buy, both of which are headquartered there.”