What's happening with the valley these days?
The Silicon Valley that is. Renowned for it’s incubator like state for tech-companies, not only from sunny Cali-forn-i-a but from across the globe also. The remoteness described for Silicon Valley was once a haven for start-ups and an effective way to form disturbances within markets. But, has it come to it’s saturation?
The Guardian writes about how Silicon Valley came to what it is today. The conclusion is in the isolation from corporates such as banks and larger businesses. We have seen immense businesses come from The Valley; Apple, Google, Facebook, the list can go on. Since starting those companies though, the area itself has turned into a tech-giant city. So now, there’s no view over the city landscape to see the little guy. With this being said, Tech companies are seemingly flocking more towards the big cities to gain their influence and traction, once again transitioning in and amongst the bigger, badder companies looking for that ultimate market disruption.
By no stretch of the imagination you could probably name the cities that Tech start-ups are moving into without even thinking about it. The first to come to mind might be New York. The Big Apple, the City that never sleeps. Of course this is a major hotbed for Tech companies, the place is constantly lit up. Geeks are like a moth to a flame, straying off every now and then trying not to get burnt. The second city on the minds of tech-savvy entrepreneurs is, yep you guessed it, Lisbon…nope, LONDON! That’s the one. How could we forget grey, foggy London? The City is a gold mine of new talent with incubators. If you liked this, there are certainly more!
