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To: combjelly who wrote (875471)	7/26/2015 8:31:03 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584593

TAMU has done a poor job of spinning off any of the technology developed there. And they have developed a lot. The university did start up an incubator, but that was less than a decade ago and hasn't had a homerun yet. But it would be a great place to gamble on an idea. Ready supply of talent, a lot of them just begging for a reason to stay... Spinning off tech is a lot harder than people think. Ten years ago, nearly every city wanted to be a tech town. Now.......not so much. Even harder is to develop a tech industry that self incubates........see Austin and Raleigh; and in biotech.......see Seattle. You develop industry that is best suited for your location, educational facilities, infrastructure, etc. If I had to hazard a guess, I think this country probably can support only 10-15 tech cities........and that's probably pushing it.