i would add to this, the culture must embrace entrepreneurialism, like tokyo is a great place in terms of infrastructure, but the society is more bent on having

i would add to this, the culture must embrace entrepreneurialism, like tokyo is a great place in terms of infrastructure, but the society is more bent on having salarymen that have stable careers, so the startup scene is more stagnant than other places where the schools/talent arent as good and access to sfo, other places are great.