Augusta Startup Ecosystem

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McNair Project
Augusta Startup Ecosystem
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Project Information
Project Title
Owner Ben Baldazo, Dylan Dickens, Joe Reilly, Taylor Jacobe
Start Date 9/20/2017
Deadline 10/27/2017
Primary Billing
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Has project status Active
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Augusta, Georgia- Want to build a startup ecosystem around the headquarters

  • University of Augusta is in the local area
  • US CyberCommand is going to locate their headquarters there, and in response, they want to ensure an ecosystem exists there to pull from
    • Needs recruits, programmers
  • Want to build a startup ecosystem around the headquarters
  • Find all of the important inno people in Georgia
    • How can we piece an ecosystem together?

Resources to pull from

We would ideally have data about:

  • Patents in Augusta/Georgia as a whole
  • R&D in Augusta/Georgia as a whole
  • What it would take to get the innovators to relocate to Augusta
  • Factors relating to best Innovation Districts
    • Networking Assets
      • Gathering spaces- shared meeting spaces
      • Accessibility- close proximity
      • Hip vibes
    • Capital Stack
      • Equity
      • VC
      • Tax credits, government aid