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Title:

The World Isn't Flat - Building the Next Silicon Valley

Your vote:
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Organizer:
David Crow, Microsoft
Description:
Silicon Valley is the mecca for software startups. But it is becoming clear that other regions can leverage "brain circulation" to leverage Silicon Valley and relationships to compete in global markets.
Questions
Answered:
  1. Who are the new argonauts?
  2. What has made Silicon Valley so successful?
  3. How has the "brain drain" become the "brain circulation" that can help enable developing economies?
  4. How can cross-regional entrepreneurs and their communities facilitate the diffusion of technical and institutional know-how to provide regional economies access to potential customers?
  5. Why software startups and entrepreneurs can benefit by being in Silicon Valley?
  6. Why the world is not flat?
  7. How entrepreneurs and local policy makers can take advantage of community and economic policies established in Silicon Valley to develop local software economies?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
Business / Entrepreneurial
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
on 8/8/08
An interesting idea -- is geography still even relevant? Would like to hear that addressed here.
on 11/8/08
Richard Florida would argue that geography is revelant, see Who's Your City?
on 11/8/08
This seems like a really interesting discussion. Who would ideally be on this panel?
on 19/8/08
Ideal panel would be Richard Florida, Paul Graham and either a company or VC with strong Indian/Chinese presence.
on 25/8/08
I am looking forward to this interesting discussion - surely Waterloo will be mentioned?
on 27/8/08
This could be a really interesting one. I'm in.
on 8/11/09
Yes, other regions now come up and compete aggressively in global software markets.
What's in the world?
on 30/11/09
Paul Graham and either a company or VC with strong Indian/Chinese presence.
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