Magic Leap Secures $542M Led by Google
For me, the biggest headline out of this not being mentioned is that half a billion in VC was just raised in Hollywood, FL.I'm building a startup community in Myrtle Beach, SC and Paul Reynolds is one of the founders of Startup.SC with me. Paul is involved in Magic Leap as a director, and after working remotely, just moved there last month. It's very exciting to see unfold!It drives home the fact that a startup can make such headlines not only outside Silicon Valley, but even outside other well known northeast tech metros. It's the sort of news I feed on to explain scalable startup growth potential: Magic Leap has done a spectacular job attracting talent from all over the country. There are worse places to be than the Fort Lauderdale, FL area.I watched the revival of the Boston startup scene while involved with TechStars, DogPatch labs, etc. from 2009-2012 and although we certainly don't have the same resources, I'm doing my best to apply those principles to the Myrtle Beach market.
I hope to one day have a startup come through Startup.SC which can also demonstrate the ability to attract talent and investment dollars to a coastal city not known for tech, and demonstrate that a company can thrive!Edit: And not going unnoticed in Miami: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article2942814.html