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We don't have a Stanford or an MIT here. There's no feeder for the kind of thinking and culture you need to create a Silicon Valley. No, but NYC is arguably th

We don't have a Stanford or an MIT here. There's no feeder for the kind of thinking and culture you need to create a Silicon Valley. No, but NYC is arguably the (or at least a) world capital for art, theater, and fashion. As technology becomes easier to manipulate without requiring an EE or CS degree (witness the rise of low-barrier tools such as Rails or Arduino) I expect to see more tech start-ups that are driven by artists and designers who use slick, sophisticated, commodity technology.

maratd 15y ago
> No, but NYC is arguably the (or at least a) world capital for art, theater, and fashion. Also food, music, import/export, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and the already mentioned finance. There are other industries as well, including all the tangential industries that are fed by the leading ones. This cornucopia of leading industries creates a very healthy environment for cross-industry innovation.