It's interesting that some are still looking for the next geographical "tech hub" city, even while the tech industry is moving toward permanently distributed workforce arrangements.

Tech can happen anywhere with reliable broadband and power now. 1/

There will still be some cities trying to lure in old giants like Google & Apple. But so many more jobs are with shops that just don't give a damn where in the US their workers live, except that they may no longer pay Bay Area wages for work that can be done somewhere cheaper. 2/

If cities want to lure techies for that tech worker tax base, for the lifestyle improvements that come with techies in your town, you're going to have to work harder to be appealing to the techies themselves. 3/

So this really goes back to the fundamentals. Do you have great schools? Great infrastructure? Great Internet options? Great neighborhoods? Are you overtly LGBTQ+ & Immigrant friendly? Will techies really want to live there? 4/

I'm not just a techie, but a tech executive. I'm personally hiring good talent where I can find it. And my talent is beginning to tell me they want to relocate to towns that fit their lifestyle better than the towns that fit the corporate real estate strategy. 5/

And read the tea leave, city council folks, mayors, governors: big corporations are starting to let their leases lapse and embrace distributed workforces. We are changing. You need to keep up if you want to continue to grow. 6/6