I don't living in SV but I like reading about it. All I can really say is to follow the money. In order to be Silicon Valley, the first thing a place like Mon

I don't living in SV but I like reading about it. All I can really say is to follow the money. In order to be Silicon Valley, the first thing a place like Moncton needs is money. Lots and lots of money. Silicon Valley got it's money because the US Government wanted lots of Cold War gadgets. The second thing is someone in charge that is smart enough to spend that money correctly. Silicon Valley had Frederick Terman, who was very good at this. The third thing you need is someone stupid. Well, not stupid in your area but somewhere else. Someone who is willing to give you everything you want on a silver platter for free because they think it's worthless. For example, in Silicon Valley, these "things" are smart geeks. Other cities didn't care enough to keep them so Silicon Valley took them one by one.