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Maybe you've noticed that the economy isn't so hot.

And Saeed Amidi isn't going to lie to you: It's not likely to get better any time soon.

"It's going to be tough for a couple of years," says Amidi, an Iranian immigrant who's become one of the quiet giants of Silicon Valley. I ran into Amidi outside his office as I toured the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, which Amidi started nearly five years ago.

Plug and Play is an entrepreneurial hothouse of more than 200 young companies. I'd come in search of an answer to a question: With the economy in deep distress, what is it that keeps entrepreneurs going?

To read the full, original article click on this link: Cassidy: Silicon Valley spirit in a box - San Jose Mercury News

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