We are proud to announce the launch of Technology Works today, a study demonstrating the pervasive and important growth of the tech workforce across the United States. Engine is committed to tracking the close connection between innovation and entrepreneurship. This new research, which we commissioned from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, demonstrates the connection between high tech employment and overall economic prosperity.

A Kauffman Foundation study shows that innovative startups are largely founded by users who create products for their own use and then commercialize them -- an inspiring statistic that bears witness to...