The story by Jake Richardson, staff reporter, said Blue Water Capital's investment on Feb. 7 was needed to expand talent as Digital Focus was challenged to keep up with demand for its services. A new critical mass of technology companies and knowledgeable support services, such as attorneys and accountants, has developed here. The region now appeals to people from everywhere because it offers so much opportunity. The number and kind of investors has increased substantially as have the numbers of ideas and business plans which land on venture capitalists desks. California and Boston do not have a lock on all the best and brightest people.
Venture capitalists locate here for one very simple reason.
One only has to look at a few of the dozens of local technology companies that have gone public in the past couple of years to realize that the U.S. government is no longer the only game in town.