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Cities that are commonly touted as the "next silicon valley": - Berlin - Toronto-Waterloo - London - Vancouver - Shenzhen - Chicago

by acchow 10y ago

sheepmullet 10y ago
Lots of cities that are expensive compared to tech wages and others that are financially conservative. Why do people think they will be the next SV? Maybe Chicago could be a contender?
- acchow 10y ago
  I think the closest contender isn't on this list because there's no need to fluff it up on a regular basis - New York. They don't need to keep telling themselves they'll be the next silicon valley.
  - dmode 10y ago
    I have read plenty of articles about New York overtaking Silicon Valley.
jmknoll 10y ago
Not OP, but some thoughts on these cities: Berlin - startup capital of Europe. Strong education system, low cost of living, dev salaries are held down by immigration from, and proximity to, Eastern Europe. Possible synergy with German automotive and manufacturing industries. Shenzhen: global manufacturing hub, access to Chinese-speaking World. Major support from Chinese government. Possible synergy with supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics. London: English speaking, global financial capital. Drawbacks include immigration questions and small population. Toronto seems to be based largely on proximity to the US with a better healthcare and immigration system, plus the university of Waterloo. Not sure what the obvious rationale would be for Vancouver or Chicago.
- anentropic 10y ago
  small population?
  - JBReefer 10y ago
    It has a smaller metro population than Shenzen, LA, etc. It's a big city, but a small gigacity.
guyzero 10y ago
How could you forget Ottawa? It was Silicon Valley North for years before Waterloo or Toronto even were on the map.
- wmil 10y ago
  Because it never recovered from the 2001 crash. Nortel is gone. Corel moved it's HQ overseas. The Adobe offices in Ottawa were having major layoffs in 2012. Shopify came out of Ottawa, but it's the only one. A Rails dev in Ottawa is usually either working for Shopify or is unemployed.

Cities that are commonly touted as the "next silicon valley": - Berlin - Toronto-Waterloo - London - Vancouver - Shenzhen - Chicago

by acchow 10y ago

Cities that are commonly touted as the "next silicon valley": - Berlin - Toronto-Waterloo - London - Vancouver - Shenzhen - Chicago

sheepmullet 10y ago

Lots of cities that are expensive compared to tech wages and others that are financially conservative. Why do people think they will be the next SV? Maybe Chicago could be a contender?

acchow 10y ago
I think the closest contender isn't on this list because there's no need to fluff it up on a regular basis - New York. They don't need to keep telling themselves they'll be the next silicon valley.
- dmode 10y ago
  I have read plenty of articles about New York overtaking Silicon Valley.

jmknoll 10y ago

Not OP, but some thoughts on these cities: Berlin - startup capital of Europe. Strong education system, low cost of living, dev salaries are held down by immigration from, and proximity to, Eastern Europe. Possible synergy with German automotive and manufacturing industries. Shenzhen: global manufacturing hub, access to Chinese-speaking World. Major support from Chinese government. Possible synergy with supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics. London: English speaking, global financial capital. Drawbacks include immigration questions and small population. Toronto seems to be based largely on proximity to the US with a better healthcare and immigration system, plus the university of Waterloo. Not sure what the obvious rationale would be for Vancouver or Chicago.

anentropic 10y ago
small population?
- JBReefer 10y ago
  It has a smaller metro population than Shenzen, LA, etc. It's a big city, but a small gigacity.

guyzero 10y ago

How could you forget Ottawa? It was Silicon Valley North for years before Waterloo or Toronto even were on the map.

wmil 10y ago
Because it never recovered from the 2001 crash. Nortel is gone. Corel moved it's HQ overseas. The Adobe offices in Ottawa were having major layoffs in 2012. Shopify came out of Ottawa, but it's the only one. A Rails dev in Ottawa is usually either working for Shopify or is unemployed.