STOP
LET'S PAUSE FOR A SECOND.
WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT
LIMINALITY
THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SPACES
fig 1: Liminality
NOW IS AN OPEN WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY
In 5 years, we will say, 2024 was the time to be in Silicon Valley.
Niki Skene, Co-Founder and Curator at Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours
CONFUSION
IN THE STORM OF THE NEXT HYPE, THERE WILL BE NOTHING BUT
AND EXPENSIVE WASTE OF RESSOURCES IN THE NEXT RACE OF
CATCHING UP
THE HYPE HAS COOLED DOWN
SILICON VALLEY IS IN A RESET. IN A TRANSFORMATION.
IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MOVED TO SILICON VALLEY, A LOT HAVE MOVED ON SINCE 2020
(SOME OF THEM ARE IN AUSTIN, NOW).
TOO MUCH MONEY SPENT IN EXITS AND STARTUPS IS SPENT.
RECONSILIATION.
HERE IS
PROOF
MANY CASES FROM THE PAST PROOF SILICON VALLEY'S CAPABILITY TO REINVENT THE GAME
1888 COGSWELL COLLEGE
teaches firefighting
2015 COGSWELL COLLEGE teaches multimedia art and design
2021 COGSWELL COLLEGE renames UNIVERSITY of SILICON VALLEY
by Niki Skene,
Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours
By Cristiano Tomás - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104507077
By Unknown author - The Architect & Engineer of California and the Pacific Coast, 1905, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62191752
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STILL THERE, AND NO SIGNS OF LEAVING:
THE WORLDS BIGGEST AND MOST RENOWNED UNIVERSITIES
Stanford UNIVERSITY
UC Berkeley
UC San Francisco
AND 37 MORE!
STILL THERE, AND NO SIGNS OF LEAVING:
THE WORLDS MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE TECH SPACE
meta (facebook)
Apple
X
Tesla
AND COUNTLESS MORE!
SIGNIFICANT INNOVATION IS PILOTING
IN SILICON VALLEY
Waymo (google)
58 LICENSED COMPANIES TO TESTDRIVE 1400 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS.
CRUISE IS LICENSED TO OPERATE DRIVER-FREE ROBO-TAXI SERVICES IN SAN FRANCISCO
Healthtap
2325 COMPANIES
IN HEALTHCARE & MEDICAL INNOVATION
Kitchentown central
1690 COMPANIES
IN DIET- & FOOD INNOVATION
WesternUnion
6276 COMPANIES IN
FINTECH/FINANCIAL SERVICES INNOVATION
Space-Time Insight
1073 COMPANIES
IN RENEWABLES & ENERGY INNOVATION
Source: Crunchbase, 2022
THE #1 STARTUP ECOSYSTEM IN THE US
28 % OF
US VENTURE CAPITAL
IS SIGNED IN SILICON VALLEY
Sources: startupgenome.com, bizjournals.com
WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN FOR YOU?
