Everyone knows about Silicon Valley. Or do we? The term is tossed about with élan, abused by public leaders, and touted by experts as a model, panacea, or Shangri-La of entrepreneurship. Headlines with catchy titles, such as "Africa's Silicon Valley to be Unveiled in Nairobi" and "Kazan (Tartarstan) to Set-Up Innovative Ecosystem Similar to Silicon Valley," are found in every major news source. The Next Silicon Valley, a website, has links to articles from 81 countries: Is it possible that "Silicon Valley-Style Entrepreneurship will help Ease the Greek Debt Crisis?" A "Siliconia" website teaches us that there are 79 siliconia, which are "appropriations of names beginning with 'Silicon' by areas outside Silicon Valley."
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Author: DANIEL ISENBERG
