What US city do you think will see the most tech growth in the next 12 months?
Miami7%
Denver16%
Seattle18%
San Francisco Bay Area13%
Chicago2%
New York5%
Raleigh7%
Boston4%
Austin18%
Other4%
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Miami7%
Denver16%
Seattle18%
San Francisco Bay Area13%
Chicago2%
New York5%
Raleigh7%
Boston4%
Austin18%
Other4%
0% - 10%3%
10% - 25%53%
25% - 50%27%
50% - 75%12%
75%+3%
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Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)16%
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)43%
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)34%
Something else2%
None of these3%
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Went with Seattle due to Amazon and MSFT. The cross pollination between them as well as AI will create some interesting startups in the next few years.