**Before I start I would like to make note that the article being referenced in this blog can be found by copying and pasting this link into your handlebar http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_27467035/silicon-valley-innovation-geography-is-destiny-says-study**
Hello Readers,
It’s me again, even though
my last post said I wouldn't be posting until I was in the beautiful warm
weather of California I unfortunately never posted my blog about an article we
had to read for the class. So here I sit in freezing cold Massachusetts
dreaming of warmer weather while I write my next post.
One of the dozen websites we
had to sign up for was the Silicon Valley News.
I understand why we need this website for the class but the twelve
emails a day I get from them is a little excessive at times on top of all the
other websites we were required to subscribe to. Regardless most of the content in the
emails we receive are surprisingly interesting. And yes I know it’s the typical
nerd comment we like to read everything, literally.
Back to the article though,
this week Professor Gibbs assigned, “Silicon Valley really is more innovative,
study finds.” This article discusses how most start up companies have a better chance at being successful in the valley than they would if they decided to head to the east coast. As stated by Global Partnerships President Steve Ciesinski, "Research centers attract
extremely bright, curious, energetic and ambitious people -- people who
want to change the world in a positive way. Increasingly, they want to
realize their dreams in their own ventures, not buried in a large
company" Anyone who has ever wanted to start there own company and be in charge will never let someone else boss them around, let alone take credit for the hard work they put in. Ciesinski also mentioned, "With more education on how to
start and build companies being evangelized at places like Stanford, SRI
and many other research institutions, it's no longer so intimidating to
researchers to start up a venture based on their breakthrough science
and technology."
If you know high chance of being successful where you are right now WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU LEAVE?! That's like going to college, making honors and three days before graduation you get kicked out. Why would you ruin something you put so much time and energy into? You worked hard and were so close yet you threw it all away for nothing. Silicon Valley is surrounded by some of the best schools there's Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Caltech and a handful more. most of the professors probably know a venture capitalists that help you get your company or corporation on its way to becoming apart of the Top 10.
Looking back at the article and the expectations of this trip I do not think there will be any disappointments based on the schedule we have set up, company's and corporations were going to looking into but also the area itself. They're such positively minded people. They would rather see you fail because that means you made mistakes but also gives you a chance how to learn from them and avoiding having them happen again. All of the positivity and success in the Valley is near impossible to find anywhere else. I look forward to visiting everyone and absorbing the positive vibes to take home with me.
Until next time,
Kaitlyn
P.S I LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA IN 8 DAYS!!!!
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