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Leeor Shimron:

Mayor Suarez, it is great to meet you.

Mayor Francis Suarez:

Great to meet you too.

Leeor Shimron:

Let’s jump right in. You've been very public with your statements about making Miami a tech hub and transforming the city by being inviting towards talent and innovators. What specific steps and policies have you taken to encourage that?

Mayor Francis Suarez:

Well, it's been a 10-year passion project. I had a J curve moment when I tweeted out, "How can I help?" And ever since then, it has been like drinking water through a fire hose. The amount of interest in our city from founders, venture capitalists, major companies that are moving has been incredible. Just today, we announced a $100 million venture capital fund with SoftBank, which will be awarded to Miami companies and companies that are moving to Miami. So, it's become more and more real every day as more and more people are moving and more and more funds are coming here.

We're trying to work on a variety of different things. We're working on making sure that our incentives are in place and that our legislation promote...

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