Davies: Foreign tech hubs cannot simply replicate Stanford and defense funding
Russell Davies · a16z Podcast | London Calling for Tech Done in a Different Way · Jan 2, 2019 · at 29:13
Russell Davies, UK digital strategist, explains why Europe and non-US tech hubs must chart their own course rather than copying Silicon Valley's historical drivers.
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“We can't just replicate the effect of, you know, decades of defense funding and Stanford.”
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