The editor of Xconomy Detroit reports from the semi-annual Entrepreneurs Engage event hosted by the University of Michigan’s Office of Tech Transfer and has some observations about some Ann Arborites misguided view of Detroit.
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"Of course, what came up first is Detroit’s image problem. In an earlier discussion session, I had heard an Ann Arborite declare that his city would never officially connect itself to Detroit because Ann Arbor is “good” and Detroit is “bad.”
Well, sir, that’s a fairly subjective pronouncement. What you consider good may come off to me as boring. What you consider bad might seem vibrant to me. I’m just as frustrated as any Detroiter about our ongoing infrastructure and public safety issues, but to simply say it’s good vs. bad shows me that you probably haven’t spent much time in Detroit, and certainly not lately."
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