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The cardinal sin to wanting build "another Silicon Valley" is to think of it as a money problem.

Silicon Valley works because of:
1) unique historical circumstances as precondition
2) a reinforcing cultural feedback loop that took decades to develop

Network effect as a moat.

The cardinal sin to wanting build "another Silicon Valley" is to think of it as a money problem.

Silicon Valley works because of:
1) unique historical circumstances as precondition
2) a reinforcing cultural feedback loop that took decades to develop

Network effect as a moat.

https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xbca3715d

I totally agree, I don’t think “dump money into city to make new SV” is a winning strategy, it’s just a grift carousel. But I do believe that other cities have the potential, and simultaneously believe the glory days of SV are firmly in the past because the edge is gone — we now know that remote work _works_.

BDFL of Quilibrium, Eng @ Farcaster, ex-Coinbase, always opinionated, never hydrated

/quilibrium

Yeah to be clear: other places have potential! But can’t fight the next war with the previous war’s strategy, etc.

I have a much larger thesis (as far as thoughts around startups go, probably my hottest take), that I think the next major emerging tech hub in the US will be Wichita, Kansas, but that’s a post best reserved for long-form.