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Is Silicon Valley Reproducible?
sunil99 asks: "Paul Graham, in his latest essay, looks at the ingredients which make Silicon Valley what it is. From the essay: 'Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere, or is there something unique about it? It wouldn't be surprising if it were hard to reproduce in other countries, because you couldn't reproduce it in most of the US, either. What does it take to make [a Silicon Valley]?'. In his opinion: 'I think you only need two kinds of people to create a technology hub: rich people and nerds'. He concludes that if a city can attract these people, it can stand a chance of replicating Silicon Valley. What do you think of Paul's opinions? If you would like some changes to the current Silicon Valley, what would those be?" While the people are an important part to the Silicon Valley experience, they are only part of the requirement. What local characteristics must also be present, even if Silicon Valley is to be duplicated on a smaller scale? What draws technology companies to a specific location?
Is Silicon Valley Reproducible?
Depends on how good their DRM is, I guess...
You have to raise the price of housing...
You have to raise the price of housing...
Well, that's going swimmingly....
Tweet, tweet.
It does f*ck many people.. waiting for the results to come in.. :)
You need a culture where experimentation is rewarded and failure is treated as a normal cost of experiments.
Well, that disqualifies modern business. NEXT!
Business isn't willing to pay for products, innovation and careers, so we get brands, mortgage commercials and layoffs.
... Silicone Valley?
Twice as many jobs with half as much Jobs!