RIA Weekly

Amazon has narrowed down it’s search for a second headquarters to 20 cities. Is the promise of 50,000 jobs and $38bn shot into the local economy worth it? We don’t really know, of course, but we talk through some issues to consider and strategy frameworks for thinking through the question. Plus, we talk about bi-modal IT as relates to dad jeans, metaphorically speaking. Amazon HQ2 The Problem With Courting Amazon (https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/amazon-hq2-20-cities/550790/), The Atlantic. Amazon HQ2 blamed for high real-estate, rent, and traffic in Seattle (http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-myth-leads-cities-to-scramble-for-hq2-2018-1). Why your city should avoid Amazon HQ2 (https://lifehacker.com/why-you-shouldn-t-wish-for-amazon-s-hq2-in-your-town-1822234280). Seattle’s complaints about Amazon HQ1 (https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/two-texas-cities-named-finalists-race-amazons-hq2/). The case against Amazon HQ2 for Austin (http://austin.culturemap.com/news/innovation/01-22-18-local