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Peter S. CohanStartup Citieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3393-1_4

4. Deepening the Human Capital Pool

What Is Human Capital?
Peter S. Cohan1 
(1)
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
 
Human capital refers to the people a startup hires to achieve its goals. Founders deciding where to locate should consider the following human capital factors that make a region more or less compelling:
  • Different startups need different skills as they grow. A startup’s skill requirements will vary depending on its industry and growth goals. For example, a gaming startup that hopes to employ a founder and his friends from school may need only programmers and a sales person. However, a global payment services provider seeking to reach at least $100 ...

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