Fourth unpopular take: without it Silicon Valley wouldn’t exist.
SV exists thanks to CA's lack of non-competes and the Stanford and UC Berkeley innovation ecosystem.
Otherwise, Boston, NYC, DMV, Seattle, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, and others all could have become the next Silicon Valley.
SV exists thanks to CA's lack of non-competes and the Stanford and UC Berkeley innovation ecosystem.
Otherwise, Boston, NYC, DMV, Seattle, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, and others all could have become the next Silicon Valley.