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This list of places with 'Silicon' shows just how much people try to create Silicon Valley in other places and how they have not succeeded. https://en.wikipedi

by sien 10y ago

This list of places with 'Silicon' shows just how much people try to create Silicon Valley in other places and how they have not succeeded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_with_%22Silicon%22_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_with_%22Silicon...

ndonnellan 10y ago
To be fair, Austin does have a substantial semi-conductor presence. But we're still an order of magnitude behind SV levels of funding. Need one or two Googles for that.
- pm90 10y ago
  I don't think Google made SV. There are a bunch of factors: presence of high quality research universities (UC system, Stanford, Caltech etc.) combined with a succession of successful tech companies (Fairchild, Intel etc.) that created a bunch of VC's that invested in more startups etc. Texas does have UT, TAMU etc. Maybe we need a couple of mega successful home-grown startups. Or perhaps the different tech companies starting up offices in Austin will create the density of engineers to reach that critical level where startups can find all the talent they need locally. I have a feeling it won't be the same path that SV took though.
imthebigfoot 10y ago
wow. amazing. Isn't the SV called that way simply because this is where they used to manufacture silicon based chips AND because the US is one of the main silicon producers, and because it is a valley ? I mean you can create a drink today and call it "sien cola", that does not mean you are going to sell a 100 million bottles per day tomorrow as a result of your "awesome" marketing strategy. Why does everyone call their startup scene silicon something ? It's like Bollywood which is not going to compete with Hollywood just because it has the same name. Or these Chinese companies which brand their phone "Appel" or their car "Felali". They are not going to compete with Apple and Ferrari. I may be wrong, but I don't think this strategy works.
- tarlinian 10y ago
  "They used to mine silicon?" Seriously? Or is this a joke going over my head?
  - imthebigfoot 10y ago
    Happy now ?
  - ethbro 10y ago
    Assume parent is trolling. If not, then imthebigfoot is wrong about both the origins of SV and Bollywood and could be enlightened by checking Wikipedia:Etymology.

by sien 10y ago

ndonnellan 10y ago

To be fair, Austin does have a substantial semi-conductor presence. But we're still an order of magnitude behind SV levels of funding. Need one or two Googles for that.

pm90 10y ago
I don't think Google made SV. There are a bunch of factors: presence of high quality research universities (UC system, Stanford, Caltech etc.) combined with a succession of successful tech companies (Fairchild, Intel etc.) that created a bunch of VC's that invested in more startups etc. Texas does have UT, TAMU etc. Maybe we need a couple of mega successful home-grown startups. Or perhaps the different tech companies starting up offices in Austin will create the density of engineers to reach that critical level where startups can find all the talent they need locally. I have a feeling it won't be the same path that SV took though.

imthebigfoot 10y ago

wow. amazing. Isn't the SV called that way simply because this is where they used to manufacture silicon based chips AND because the US is one of the main silicon producers, and because it is a valley ? I mean you can create a drink today and call it "sien cola", that does not mean you are going to sell a 100 million bottles per day tomorrow as a result of your "awesome" marketing strategy. Why does everyone call their startup scene silicon something ? It's like Bollywood which is not going to compete with Hollywood just because it has the same name. Or these Chinese companies which brand their phone "Appel" or their car "Felali". They are not going to compete with Apple and Ferrari. I may be wrong, but I don't think this strategy works.

tarlinian 10y ago
"They used to mine silicon?" Seriously? Or is this a joke going over my head?
- imthebigfoot 10y ago
  Happy now ?
- ethbro 10y ago
  Assume parent is trolling. If not, then imthebigfoot is wrong about both the origins of SV and Bollywood and could be enlightened by checking Wikipedia:Etymology.