It's still there, and it still has the features you claim you're looking for. You don't sound very eager to check it out though...? As for your edit: "the US

It's still there, and it still has the features you claim you're looking for. You don't sound very eager to check it out though...? As for your edit: "the US government essentially provided this sort of start to Silicon Valley" No. Re-read your first paragraph. The US government provided none of that. Watch Steve Blank again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo