University of Miami junior Mohammed Aljurayyan started his own company in high school, but his internship available through the Toppel Career Center helped him gain more insight about the marketplace.
University positioned to be a pipeline for technology boom
The Miami skyline at night.
By Kelly Montoya University positioned to be a pipeline for technology boom By Kelly Montoya
Scholars reflect on the industry’s expansion into Miami.
It’s all the talk of the town: Miami is quickly emerging as the new tech epicenter.
As Brian Breslin, director of The Launch Pad at the University of Miami pointed out, there’s been an influx of New Yorkers and Silicon Valley expats coming to Miami during the pandemic, likely in the thousands.
“Folks are fleeing small apartments, high costs of living, state income taxes, and coming to Miami to be able to spend more time outdoors,” he said. “The realization that many came to while in quarantine is that they didn’t need to be face-to-face with folks anymore as the remote work culture has taken hold. So, why not come to Miami and earn what they made before but with a 40 percent lower cost of living.”