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> The etsies of the world Etsy was launched in NYC. Other than that, I agree. I'm struggling to think of a SV company other than Facebook, Twitter, and Google.

by mkr-hn 13y ago

> The etsies of the world Etsy was launched in NYC. Other than that, I agree. I'm struggling to think of a SV company other than Facebook, Twitter, and Google. And as far as I'm aware, Google is the only one of those three with projects outside SV. Maybe it's easier to think of more if you're in SV and not on the other side of the continent.

jmduke 13y ago
I think this is less 'Silicon Valley' the geographic location and more 'Silicon Valley' the idea -- the metaphorical land of hype, of venture capital, of red bull vodkas and launch parties, of being wired in -- of buzz.
jrpt 13y ago
Are you serious? Facebook and Twitter are huge forces worldwide. There's a reason countries like Iran and China have blocked them. (And this just in: Iran has unblocked FB and Twitter as of this week.) And for SV companies other than those, there's no lack of big names: Apple, Oracle, Salesforce, HP, Intel, Symantec...
- mkr-hn 13y ago
  > Are you serious? You must have missed this: > Maybe it's easier to think of more if you're in SV and not on the other side of the continent. I didn't know those were SV companies. They're household names because of their impact, not their location. People don't tend to associate them with the location of the company's headquarters. > There's a reason countries like Iran and China have blocked them. (And this just in: Iran has unblocked FB and Twitter as of this week.) You missed this too: > only one of those three with projects outside SV I was thinking of Google Fiber and Google's lobbying to make driverless cars legal in as many states as possible. Projects. "Getting banned in China" isn't a project. It's almost as if you ignored the content of my comment. And today I learned that Menlo Park (Facebook) and Cupertino (Apple) are in California. I imagine this is what it's like when someone learns there's more to Atlanta than the airport.

by mkr-hn 13y ago

jmduke 13y ago

I think this is less 'Silicon Valley' the geographic location and more 'Silicon Valley' the idea -- the metaphorical land of hype, of venture capital, of red bull vodkas and launch parties, of being wired in -- of buzz.

jrpt 13y ago

Are you serious? Facebook and Twitter are huge forces worldwide. There's a reason countries like Iran and China have blocked them. (And this just in: Iran has unblocked FB and Twitter as of this week.) And for SV companies other than those, there's no lack of big names: Apple, Oracle, Salesforce, HP, Intel, Symantec...

mkr-hn 13y ago
> Are you serious? You must have missed this: > Maybe it's easier to think of more if you're in SV and not on the other side of the continent. I didn't know those were SV companies. They're household names because of their impact, not their location. People don't tend to associate them with the location of the company's headquarters. > There's a reason countries like Iran and China have blocked them. (And this just in: Iran has unblocked FB and Twitter as of this week.) You missed this too: > only one of those three with projects outside SV I was thinking of Google Fiber and Google's lobbying to make driverless cars legal in as many states as possible. Projects. "Getting banned in China" isn't a project. It's almost as if you ignored the content of my comment. And today I learned that Menlo Park (Facebook) and Cupertino (Apple) are in California. I imagine this is what it's like when someone learns there's more to Atlanta than the airport.