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When I asked for your real opinion on this I thought it was obvious that I asked what it was that made SV special... Not for you to again state that you think i
by 59nadir 10y ago
When I asked for your real opinion on this I thought it was obvious that I asked what it was that made SV special... Not for you to again state that you think it's special.
- gamechangr 10y agono - you were not clear at all. No worries :) Maybe this will help. This is Paul Graham (Y combinator) writing "How to be Silicon Valley" http://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html http://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html
- vmarsy 10y agonot the parent, but I can think of the major research labs originally in SV, now major tech companies, and the big universities such as Stanford with great technical talent. Those are big factors in what makes SV technically strong. There's also many country-related advantages not specific to SV but to the U.S. in general: How easy it is to create your company and work from your garage compared to other countries. This makes SV business friendly The international crowd in SV: People from every continent share and mix their ideas, this usually leads to great results since the people who immigrate to SV for the purpose of entrepreneurship usually all share that great ambition and can bring the best of their home countries cultures and know-how.
- ericd 10y agoThere is a critical mass of technical talent, companies, and financing. Those attract more of each to locate there. I say this as someone who wishes that other US cities had a tech scene a quarter as strong as SV.