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The Silicon Valley AdvantageWhy is Silicon Valley still so Successful?

Cloud Health IoT Energy Video AIE-Commerce Datacenter Transport WearablesSecurity Storage Mobile Big Data Social

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Silicon Valley’s 6 C’s

• Culture of high tech winning• Creative, can do, driven spirit (from all over)• Concentration of – Capability– Capital– Competitiveness– Connections – critical mass of networks

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Why is Silicon Valley Successful?

Culture Risk Taking* Vision Speed to Execute

Competitiveness*

Breadth of experience

Driven(Many ambitious immigrants)

High Compelling Rapid High High

* Degree to which individual and team culture exhibits the attribute

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Comparing Silicon Valley

Tech ‘Area’ Network Experience Resources(QL/QN) Culture

Silicon Valley Huge High H/H Aggressive

Boston Medium Medium H/L Less aggressive

New York Medium Medium M/L Less aggressive

Silicon ‘Prairie’ Small Medium M/L Less aggressive

Europe Small Medium M/M Cautious

Asia Medium Medium M/H Conservative

Silicon prairie – US mid-western statesQL= QualityQN= Quantity