>First, this kind of thing has been going on for decades. Exactly. Silicon Valley itself has its roots in DoD funding. Then, there's a glut of highly-educated

>First, this kind of thing has been going on for decades. Exactly. Silicon Valley itself has its roots in DoD funding. Then, there's a glut of highly-educated STEM people who can do research, and the VC funding. We now have all three in major cities around the world. Surprise, surprise, that's exactly where you would find startup ecosystems.