For the last 10 years or more there has been a lot of talk of India, China, Silicon Alley, etc. Yet Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Uber, etc. are all from Silicon Valley.
Have been thinking about this for a while.. The answer that follows is based on insights I got from a panel in SF and from discussions with my co-founder Rob Attwell. So why is Silicon Valley/SF the birthplace of most great tech companies? It's about the unique concentration of 5 Cs:
1. Coders (esp with experience)
2. Concepts (new ways of solving things that end up in SV/SF because everywhere else they are deemed crazy)
3. Customers (willing to try things and with disposable income)
4. Cash (investment)
5. Competition (essential to keep you going faster and higher)
Answered 10 years ago
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