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Clickbait is made for people who believe in clickbait.
We don't know what Amazon values beyond the slim clues in the RFP. Anyone who claims to know more is trying to sell you something...or falling sucker to them.
Clickbait is made for people who believe in clickbait.
We don't know what Amazon values beyond the slim clues in the RFP. Anyone who claims to know more is trying to sell you something...or falling sucker to them.
If you are referring to me, I don't do or believe in clickbait garbage. I'm going by a broad array of real research that's out there.
As someone in your industry, you should have access to real data and reliable research that's out there.
If not, google is your friend. And your usual dismissive and condescending attitude is duly noted.
You should use your friend then and try googling Delta, Georgia, NRA, government, HQ2. See what you come up with. Looks like your research is incomplete, just my opinion.
I was surprised they went through with it honestly. Do they not realize how awful that looks from a business prospective?
I don't think it eliminates Atlanta. As distasteful as Amazon leadership may find it, they really need HQ2 to be in a red state to help stave off potential antitrust action against them. That need only increases as they grow to the phenomenal size their current trajectory indicates.
That's why Scott Galloway's video take on the situation was half wrong. His #1 reason, "Where to attract young talent" was correct I think -- that's why places like Charlotte or Houston were eliminated. But his #2, "Where does Jeff want to be", is completely irrelevant. Bezos never even needs to visit HQ2 if he doesn't want to -- in the end, it's a glorified branch office. He does, however, need it to leverage every possible advantage - political, incentives, labor cost/laws, geographic location, etc.
So I think Atlanta is still very much in the running. Not sure they will come out on top, but they certainly aren't out.
I don't think it eliminates Atlanta. As distasteful as Amazon leadership may find it, they really need HQ2 to be in a red state to help stave off potential antitrust action against them. That need only increases as they grow to the phenomenal size their current trajectory indicates.
That's why Scott Galloway's video take on the situation was half wrong. His #1 reason, "Where to attract young talent" was correct I think -- that's why places like Charlotte or Houston were eliminated. But his #2, "Where does Jeff want to be", is completely irrelevant. Bezos never even needs to visit HQ2 if he doesn't want to -- in the end, it's a glorified branch office. He does, however, need it to leverage every possible advantage - political, incentives, labor cost/laws, geographic location, etc.
So I think Atlanta is still very much in the running. Not sure they will come out on top, but they certainly aren't out.
Right--this might hurt its chances a bit, but I don't think it eliminates it.
Georgia and Atlanta are not the same entity and are at loggerheads sometimes, and Amazon's leadership can probably make that distinction. Atlanta produces a wealth of tech talent and pretty good existing, if underutilized, infrastructure.
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