SWATI BHATT

SWATI BHATT is a faculty member of the Department of Economics at Princeton University.

Where Startups Do Roam: Swati Bhatt

SWATI BHATT October 2, 2025

The US is a breeding ground for startups, and California has been the center of that universe since the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. But rising costs, tighter quarters, and increasing bureaucracy have many tech innovators seeking greener pastures, well beyond Silicon Valley. In this podcast, Princeton University's Swati Bhatt talks about these new entrepreneurs opting for a different lifestyle.

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