With much of its economy based on nightlife and entertainment, it's no wonder that technological innovation in these sectors is originating with startups based in the Magic City.
Badger describes the ways in which the city's entrepreneurs are, "changing everything from how managers run their sprawling venues and how promoters prove their value, to how average partiers get in as VIPs and even how bouncers check for subtly doctored fake IDs. One company has created a CareerBuilder for nightlife jobs, another has released a smartphone app for buying your friends drinks--when they're sitting in a different bar."