Why Software Companies Love San Diego

Skrinak: “In many ways San Diego reminds me of San Francisco in the early ’90s: youthful, energetic, bursting with potential but with a view to the long term.”

SAN DIEGO—There’s a great environment for seed and venture funding here, which is a huge draw for start-ups, so the commercial real estate industry shouldn’t be shy about welcoming them, GoPro’s software architect Kris Skrinak tells GlobeSt.com. Skrinak recently spoke on a panel at an event held by San Diego Regional EDC highlighting a newly released economic-impact study on San Diego’s software industry. Among other things, the study revealed that the software industry has a $12.2-billion impact on San Diego’s economy, providing more than 100,000 jobs in the region. We spoke exclusively with Skrinak, whose action-camera company is housed in the newly redeveloped make building in Carlsbad, about the study’s implications and ways the commercial real estate industry can utilize its results to their full advantage.

GlobeSt.com: What are the implications of the San Diego Regional EDC’s most-recent software-development-study results for the commercial real estate industry and your company?