{
  "version": 2,
  "disclaimer": "StateCompass derived from CNBC category scores — not CNBC's official overall rank.",
  "profiles": [
    {
      "id": "bootstrapper",
      "label": "Bootstrapper",
      "description": "Emphasizes cost of doing business, cost of living, and business friendliness — for founders keeping burn low.",
      "emphasized": ["costOfDoingBusiness", "costOfLiving", "businessFriendliness"],
      "weights": {
        "costOfDoingBusiness": 0.2,
        "costOfLiving": 0.2,
        "businessFriendliness": 0.18,
        "economy": 0.1,
        "workforce": 0.08,
        "infrastructure": 0.07,
        "qualityOfLife": 0.07,
        "technologyAndInnovation": 0.04,
        "education": 0.04,
        "accessToCapital": 0.02
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "vc-backed",
      "label": "VC-Backed",
      "description": "Emphasizes tech ecosystem, talent pool, and access to capital — for venture-scale startups.",
      "emphasized": ["technologyAndInnovation", "workforce", "accessToCapital"],
      "weights": {
        "technologyAndInnovation": 0.22,
        "workforce": 0.2,
        "accessToCapital": 0.18,
        "economy": 0.1,
        "infrastructure": 0.07,
        "costOfDoingBusiness": 0.06,
        "businessFriendliness": 0.06,
        "qualityOfLife": 0.05,
        "education": 0.04,
        "costOfLiving": 0.02
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "fintech",
      "label": "Fintech",
      "description": "Emphasizes business friendliness and infrastructure — regulatory posture approximated from CNBC categories (derived, not licensing-specific).",
      "emphasized": ["businessFriendliness", "infrastructure", "economy"],
      "weights": {
        "businessFriendliness": 0.22,
        "infrastructure": 0.18,
        "economy": 0.14,
        "workforce": 0.12,
        "costOfDoingBusiness": 0.1,
        "technologyAndInnovation": 0.08,
        "accessToCapital": 0.06,
        "qualityOfLife": 0.04,
        "education": 0.04,
        "costOfLiving": 0.02
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "remote-first",
      "label": "Remote-First",
      "description": "Emphasizes infrastructure, cost of living, and talent — de-emphasizes access to capital for distributed teams.",
      "emphasized": ["infrastructure", "costOfLiving", "workforce"],
      "weights": {
        "infrastructure": 0.2,
        "costOfLiving": 0.2,
        "workforce": 0.16,
        "qualityOfLife": 0.12,
        "technologyAndInnovation": 0.1,
        "economy": 0.08,
        "costOfDoingBusiness": 0.06,
        "businessFriendliness": 0.04,
        "education": 0.02,
        "accessToCapital": 0.02
      }
    }
  ]
}