全球20大创业胜地

10.美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥

    代表公司：Groupon、GrubHub、VLinks Media、MentorMob

    创业者平均年龄：37.2岁

    每日平均工作时间： 9.4小时

    说起芝加哥的创业企业，最耳熟能详的或许就是团购网站Groupon了。如今，这个风城已悄然成为美国中西部地区的头号创业重镇。芝加哥创业者的平均年龄超过37岁，是Startup Genome的创业地名单中平均年龄最大的一个。创业者中有相当一部分与硅谷有关联。这个地区1/5的创业者都在硅谷工作或生活过。

10. Chicago, Ill.

    Who launched here?: Groupon, GrubHub, VLinks Media, MentorMob

    Average entrepreneur age: 37.2

    Average work hours per day: 9.4

    Chicago's startup scene may be best known because of Groupon (GRPN), but the Windy City is quietly emerging as the top entrepreneurial region in the Midwest. At an average age above 37 years old, entrepreneurs operating in Chicago are among the oldest in Startup Genome's list of top cities for startups. A sizable portion of these entrepreneurs have connections to Silicon Valley. One-fifth of the region's startup founders once lived or worked in the Valley.