Middle of nowhere. The burden of the Midwestern network start-up: "How good can the software be if it’s made here?"

Elyria, Ohio, population 56,000, has a history of innovation: The padded bicycle seat, colored golf ball and rubber heel were invented here. Now this Rust Belt city 10 miles west of Cleveland is home to a software company that is among a handful of Midwestern start-ups that have attracted venture capital financing this year.

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World

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