Let’s face it: startups as individual companies can be low-impact businesses that don’t create a lot of energy in town.
Naturally, there are some exceptions to this (see Fattmerchant).
However, for the most part, a startup community has more impact when the businesses are united and pushing toward the same goal.
One thing that brings public officials to the scene? JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.
Hiring sprees and workforce retention in the city boost the morale of a startup community.
Of course, some businesses that will hire quickly and succeed quickly.
But others want to celebrate when they turn their three-person boutique into a five-person boutique.
We want to celebrate that, too.