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>no, the uniquely innovative culture isn't the sole result of expensive long-term institutional investment on the part of governments What's the reason then?
by forgetsusername 10y ago
>no, the uniquely innovative culture isn't the sole result of expensive long-term institutional investment on the part of governments
What's the reason then? Are the people just better and smarter there?
- icebraining 10y agoI'd say a few smarter/innovative individuals can imprint a culture to a place that is self-sustaining. For example, William Shockley's transistor company brought a bunch of smart PhDs to what was at the time a rural area (Mountain View). A few of these PhDs - called the "traitorous eight" - left to work on their own. Over 65 companies in the area over the next 20 years came from there, including Intel and AMD. You know why William Shockley chose SV? Because his mother lived in Palo Alto.