How Connecticut became the least likely innovation hub in the U.S.
11 Apr 2018
Think back to where Connecticut was 20 years ago.
A National Hockey League franchise had just left the state, it was one of the only places in the country where incomes were actually falling and we were known more for David Letterman’s speeding tickets than anything resembling innovation.
On the national economic stage, Connecticut was a punchline.
Yet, since then, Connecticut has steadily flown under the radar, evolving from a state that most investors would bypass to a place that saw exits for two homegrown unicorns — startups valued at more than $1 billion — in the past few months.
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