Orlando’s advantage is not sector dominance. It is capability convergence.
When physics-based simulation, real-time platforms, human performance systems, and adaptive AI are reused across industries, talent becomes elastic and systems scale faster.
The signal is strong. We’re a national leader in tech job creation. We have AI mobility, simulation COTS, and Space Coast infrastructure. We have everything we need to jump from 29th to the top 15 nationally.
Defense contracts feed fintech hiring → fintech secures cyber protection → cyber enables semiconductor fabs → semis power biotech sensors → biotech pilots in smart cities → smart cities attract VC capital → capital launches from Space Coast.
Central Florida’s innovation economy didn’t just grow this week, it flexed. This week’s news tells a story bigger than any single company, sector, or press release.
Central Florida’s innovation economy isn’t just growing; it’s maturing into a genuinely interconnected ecosystem
Imagine Central Florida’s tech scene as a hidden Halloween feast. Beneath the neon glow of theme parks lies a thriving web of innovation
Central Florida isn’t emerging. We emerged decades ago. The only question is whether you’re paying attention.
Flying cars and reality checks, Who’s Actually Scaling, Labs to Market, Following the Money, Simulation Nation and the Dual-Use Question
Data-driven comparisons, shutdown risks in sim tech, and my take on purposeful builds that transform lives.
Orlando has a 60-year systematic advantage in cross-sector technical talent that creates unique career arbitrage. Orlando engineers move between $6B defense contracts, gaming studios, and theme park innovation, a talent mobility that exists nowhere else.
