Credit: Photo by Erik Drost, Flickr Creative Commons

We’ve said it a time or two that Cleveland is a hotbed for entrepreneurial doers and makers, and last week the Forest City was recognized by Popular Mechanics for being one of the best startup cities in the nation.

The folks at PM got with a handful of Cleveland innovators including Jason Radcliffe of 44Steel, Jackie and Phillip Wachter of Fount Leather, Matt Beyer of LeanDog, Vince Slusarz of Gotta Groove Records, and others, to put together a short video to articulate how and why Cleveland became a startup hub.

Give it a watch, here:

Youtube video

This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

One reply on “Cleveland Ranked Among Best Startup Cities in America”

  1. So fun to watch the whole revitalization efforts, strategic planning, seems like at least 10 years of no nonsense focus, but to be a witness and a part of it all–priceless!

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