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Why Locate in Silicon Valley? |
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| Silicon Valley is the area centered around San Jose, California. Historically an agricultural and orchard area, Silicon Valley has for many decades been the world's undisputed technology leader; because of its strong VC base, infrastructure, entrepreneurial culture, steady influx of the world's best engineers and scientists, and world market dominance. | |
World Markets |
If the area were separated from the remainder of USA, it would rank as the world's fifth largest economy overall. And it would rank number one in high-tech sales. High Tech companies that establish a Silicon Valley sales address gain immediate market credibility throughout the rest of the USA and worldwide. |
Partnerships |
High Tech companies seeking cooperative agreements with strong US corporate or government organizations will find the decision-makers right here in Silicon Valley. Cross-licensing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate investments, marketing agreements, and joint development agreements are happening every day and are the lifeblood of Silicon Valley. |
Dominant Position |
Silicon Valley has led the world through numerous successive technology waves -- defense, aerospace, semiconductors, personal computers, biotech, communications and the internet. And Silicon Valley is clearly positioned to dominate in the coming nanotechnology revolution.
The dynamic blend of cutting-edge research, mature industrial infrastructure, concentrated venture capital, innovation, and entrepreneurial workforce led Small Times Magazine to rank Silicon Valley first in the nation for small tech's top regions in 2002. |
Convergence Zone |
Silicon Valley is a major convergence zone for the electronics, biotech, and semiconductor equipment Industries, all essential precursors to nanotechnology. Large corporates such as IBM, Hewlett Packard and Agilent have principal nanotechnology operations in the region, along with a dozen public and hundreds of private nanotech startups. Stanford University, the University of California System, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, SRI and NASA all have leading-edge well-funded nanotechnology research facilities in Silicon Valley. |
Venture Capital |
 High Tech companies that locate their head office in Silicon Valley gain access to the world's highest concentration of Venture Capital firms, renowned for reluctance to invest outside of their own backyard.
One third of all venture capital in USA is in Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley venture capital investment in Small Tech has already far outstripped all other regions of the USA (chart, left). |
Unbeatable Lead |
There have been many attempts worldwide to create Silicon Valley clones, with little success. Silicon Valley is regarded as 'Mecca' by the world's leading entrepreneurs and technology workers, who seize any opportunity to relocate here. The resulting highly cosmopolitan community has retained strong links to its homelands worldwide, and these links have evolved into formidable trade channels. This has led to unique access by the area to the world's high-tech markets. Equally, the local infrastructure, local entrepreneurial culture and local venture capital base, built upon many decades of outstanding success, have proven impossible to recreate elsewhere. There is little doubt that Silicon Valley will remain the world headquarters of technology innovation far into the forseeable future. |
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