Those networks might lead you into an incubator, which is a huge trend right now, especially in Kendall Square in Cambridge.

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However, since MIT keeps producing top talent and that talent wants to live and work in Kendall Square, the acquiring companies keep investing there.

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Of course, answering these questions does not matter unless those local leaders want the benefits that Kendall Square is getting from these capital flows.

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Could other cities learn anything from what Kendall Square has done?

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