Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America

Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by product50 on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:03PM (#15193060)

I know you want to pitch SS but saying UoU and BYU are great universities is just wrong. Indeed, attracting talent in Utah is going to be one of Amazon's biggest challenges if it opens an office there.

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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by devmunchies on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:29PM (#15193348)

> I know you want to pitch SS

Frankly, I don't care either way. I work in downtown Seattle in Amazon's back yard. I just know SS has a healthy tech scene and not a lot of people know about it.

> saying UoU and BYU are great universities is just wrong

What? Am I missing something?

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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by product50 on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:03PM (#15193731)

Here are the top eng colleges in US: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering...

Do you see UoU and BYU there in the top 50? I don't either. For contrast, 2 of Silicon Valley's univs are in top 5.

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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by devmunchies on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:17PM (#15193853)

Ok, they are both top 100 for engineering and top 50 for business programs.

I think you are confusing "great" with "top" or "prestigious". They are great universities.

And college rankings aren't everything. Those universities put out a high volume entrepreneurs, more than most of the top 50 engineering schools. For example, I don't see most of the top engineering schools on this list: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHB_9l_UAAE8Fzn.jpg

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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by david-cako on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:30PM (#15193981)

I suspect this is a Utah cultural affect. Mormon attitudes and community culture VERY strongly promotes entrepreneurship. Missions are good sales experience too.

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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by matrix on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:57PM (#15194209)

Here is the the list of top Computer Science programs:

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch...

#40: University of Utah.

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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America by jabbanobodder on Thursday September 07, 2017 @10:59PM (#15197599)

Staying close to SLC is the only way this can happen.

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