“Jake Myers is all about the numbers. When he makes a decision, there’s usually a list of pros and cons. An array of percentages to compare. A side-by-side breakdown of all the facts, in a format that’s most easily read. So when he was considering relocating the startup he helped found from New York City to Cleveland, he, of course, deployed his best analytics.
It turns out, the move was a no brainer.
Not only has MedPilot, a healthcare tech startup, made Ohio its home since 2018 – it’s thriving there. Myers’ counterparts, Matt Buder Shapiro and Nate Spoden, are maybe a little less surprised. They are both Buckeye State natives (Myers originally hails from California). Sure, Cleveland is a major medical city, home to Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, a system that’s also routinely top ranked. But no one would exactly consider it to be the next Silicon Valley.
That’s a mentality the trio is hoping to change.”
