Replicating the Bay Area Boom
The bay used to be primarily vineyards and orchards. At some point that all changed. What were the conditions that led the Bay specifically to boom from what it was into the high-tech capital of the world as we know it? Can this be replicated elsewhere, like middle America?
It goes back to military investment in tech which led to Computers, mobile, internet. Good weather and two strong universities also helps.
Putting together a bunch of borderline autistic white/Asian males who never had a girlfriend seems like the path to prosperity.
Honestly, a lot of this can be traced to geography. Why are bay area prices high? Because theres not enough land to go around. Why? Because we’re surrounded by water on three sides. Same deal with New York. Small amount of land = high prices. (Obviously this doesnt apply to places in the bum fuck of nowhere where just nobody wants to live)
Detroit is also land restricted.
I don’t know what you’re talking about. There’s so much unused land on the peninsula
You simply need to reinvent something as important as the transistor. http://purcellconsult.com/the-birthplace-of-silicon-valley-hp-or-fairchild-semiconductors/
Thank you. Finally someone with the real answer!
California lack of non-competes + Stanford/Berkeley + defense industry pouring money after the traitorous eight
Fairchild Semi and Bill Shockley. Shockley was a legendary a-hole, however smart. He didn’t solely invent the transistor btw.
Arthur Rock and access to capital.
A great university in a cheap land
Is that all?
Maybe the good weather