SAN DIEGO—Recent findings by Radius, a San Franciscotechnology company that collects small business data in the US,revealed that San Diego is the No. 1 City for startup businesses inthe nation. To dive further behind the reasons why, we exclusivelychatted with Star Hughes, a director atHughes Marino.
GlobeSt.com: What is it about San Diego thatattracts startups? Why has this market become such ahotspot?
Star Hughes: There are a number ofreasons that San Diego has become such an attractive hub forstart-ups. First, and perhaps most obvious, is that San Diegooffers entrepreneurs an incredible quality of life. There isno getting around the fact that San Diego is beautiful—and counts about 266 days of sunshine each year. San Diego office spaceis also significantly cheaper than other tech hubs throughout theUS—and can be one-quarter to one-half of the cost of office spacein San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Third, San Diego hasincredible talent coming out of UCSD, San Diego State University,and University of San Diego, among others—many of which have afocus in entrepreneurship and the biotech/life sciencearenas. These factors can all be linked to one statisticaltruth about San Diego—we are the Millennial Capital of the US,ranking No. 1 in the country for percentage of the population aged18-34. These are the people launching start-ups—so it's onlyfitting that San Diego is also the No. 1 city for start-ups in thenation.
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Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
