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There can only be one Silicon Valley, so let’s try something else

By Administrator | 22 October 2015

"The world only needs one Silicon Valley. The evidence? Firstly, Silicon Valley doesn’t just serve the US, it is a magnet for entrepreneurs and risk capital from all over the world.

Secondly, as American entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadwha has said:

“Hundreds of regions all over the world collectively spent tens of billions of dollars trying to build their versions of Silicon Valley. I don’t know of a single success.”
We have never had a sparkling startup tech sector in Australia. At times the sector has shown a little self-promoted promise with the odd eccentric and moderate success, but that is all." Read more

Ian Maxwell The Conversation 15 Oct 2015

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