I think people - foreigners and valley outsiders for the most part - are often genuinely clueless about the workings of the valley. They are quite apprehensive

I think people - foreigners and valley outsiders for the most part - are often genuinely clueless about the workings of the valley. They are quite apprehensive of the degree of even-handedness that is at play in the valley. They suspect an air of nuanced in-group favoritism, within startups here, that help propel some and sink others.[1] Hopefully these kind of actions (on behalf of Google) help dispel such notions. [1] http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/13/silicon_valley_meritocracy_reuters_story_finds_connections_background_matter.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/13/silicon_v...