Liverpool tech startups out to prove there's life outside of Shoreditch
by David Hellier from Technology | The Guardian on (#13BW1)
It may still be in its infancy, but startups say city has the components for a digital sector to rival London's Tech City - though finance can be tricky
Inside the offices that nestle within the old warehouse buildings of Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, which house many of the city's nascent digital technology companies, there's a sense of purpose and industry.
Liverpool is classed as having a tech cluster, which means, according to a report out this Thursday, its digital industries stand a good chance of growing faster and generating higher salaries than in much of the rest of the country.
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