A great post regarding the long process a region goes through in order to become a “startup friendly” area. I think West Michigan is in that first decade step of trying to find some success stories in order to build experience and talent.

The area has a great historic entrepreneurial history. The problem is that most of it’s is over half century old and may no longer be “relevant” to modern start ups. We’re really in the process now of redeveloping all of those assets that are crucial to startups, while realizing it just takes time.