With a name like ours, we are almost always asked ‘where is the next Silicon Valley’. People ask is it Bangalore, or is it London, Berlin, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, or…
France is pushing hard to be the tech startup capital of Europe. There’s been a huge amount of activity in the whole tech ecosystem in recent months, with a big…
by Takara Small Is Philadelphia the Silicon Valley of health tech innovation? If local investors and healthcare providers have their way, it could be. The area already has a reputation…
When we first started The Next Silicon Valley several years ago, it was based on places trying to create their own Silicon Valley like innovation ecosystem. We’ve spent plenty of…
Countries around the world continue to look at Silicon Valley as a model for creating their own innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems – or the next Silicon Valley. But less talked…
It is widely considered that diversity is an important part of nurturing innovation. Research from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management suggests that even if people from different backgrounds have…
When tech clusters grow and become more successful by nurturing a strong start-up and scale-up culture, enabling infrastructure and attracting talent, the success can often have a side effect. As…
Last month (September 2015) saw a wave of euphoria about India as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited and wooed the who’s who of Silicon Valley. He seemed to…
The Latin America innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is now regularly appearing in the global mainstream media, with headlines like The Next Great Startup Will Be A ‘Unicornio’ and Top VCs…
by Richard Wallace “Silicon Valley is not a place but a state of mind,” legendary venture capitalist John Doerr famously observed. As a state of mind the Valley’s a destination…