How to Bring Tech Jobs Back to the United States – Slate Magazine

Since then, Startup Box has completed projects for the likes of Nickelodeon, the mobile gaming studio TreSensa, and, most recently, Gust, the company behind digital.nyc, New York City’s new online hub for tech companies. In each case, the company has drawn testers from the Bronx, and the only requirement, Chase says, is that you’re “not a cocky bastard.” He and Carter have hired single moms, guys fresh out of jail, and college dropouts. Recently, they found out that one of the crewmembers is homeless. “We’re happy to absorb the social kinks and quirks of this neighborhood, because we’re into that,” Chase says. “We want to see this neighborhood thrive.”