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I really like long form idea packed essays like this.

One of the many ideas that jumped out at me:

> A huge portion of the value creation of Silicon Valley is through directly intervening on the ambition of impressionable people.

This seems especially applicable for software-only or software-heavy businesses that scale very efficiently. Increasing ambition by a little can result in large increase in impact on the other end.

Another idea that caught my attention:

> Silicon Valley was a place. It has become a metonymy for a community of practice. You can find outposts of Silicon Valley in Tokyo cafes, in WeWorks in Bangalore, and on the coast of Cape Town.

If we can inspire ambition all around the world that bodes well for our future.




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