What casting Silicon Valley?
Stanford University has created the first business incubator in Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley has now become one of the most densely populated areas of highly educated people, and the entire Bay Area has become the economic engine of the United States Internet.
But, we know that the US is not the only Stanford's top universities, the most densely populated areas of highly educated people is not only in Silicon Valley. In fact, Boston is the US region with the highest quality of education. Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Boston University, and so on, the Boston metropolitan area has more than 100 universities, more than 250,000 students in reading, properly properly educate the American capital.
Why not Boston?
Some people say, is funding, because the funds are in Silicon Valley, it is indeed very important, but should be the fruit of funds in Silicon Valley, not because of. After all, high-tech companies are here, money will follow over.
Some people say that business is mental problems, as I mentioned earlier, Stanford commercial transformation of scientific research itself is very supportive. Also it has embraced technology and business, this created a spirit of Silicon Valley. But Boston has Harvard ah, Harvard Business School in the world, coupled with the world's first MIT engineering technology, combining the strengths and how not as good as Stanford of it?
Of course, some people may think it is climatic reasons, after all, Boston, cold.
some thoughts
Mercantile spirit:
research work to the floor, to enter the industry, technology cattle have awareness in this respect. China and Singapore, a lot of schools and mentor Dr., the most important goal is to brush the paper, indifferent to business transformation, this is no way to form an atmosphere of technology start-ups.
Have money, there must be investors, investors dare to venture investment in industrial technology, not to fall into resource bonuses can not extricate themselves.
Highly educated high-quality talent
in the United States, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, basically rely on science Pa label, while China is in fact not entirely, in fact, the early Chinese Internet entrepreneurs wilderness some more. I really think that the US technology start-ups, at the beginning, technology-driven factor is very large, and China, is more market-driven and technology development process up classes, slowly counter-attack. Typically, such as Ali, even giants like Huawei Technologies, to tell the truth but also the development of the process of making up the counter-attack, early history, not worth mentioning. I can not say one is better, but the result is that the United States is still the basis of technology innovation leader, and dig innovative and practical technology applications, such as database performance optimization, China has been leading in many areas of the United States.
Therefore, China's entrepreneurial talent may not be highly educated, but to a certain stage, highly educated high-quality talent is still very critical.
Open and inclusive social atmosphere
A typical example of Shenzhen, Shenzhen is not the quality of education particularly good area, but the idea of an open city, tolerant talent, coupled with the influx of funds, the three combined to create a chance encounter Huawei, Tencent such giants, led the overall scientific and technological atmosphere.
In fact, the Singapore government on the nurturing of high-tech enterprises floor, attracting talents has really done a lot of things, but how should I say, things always seem not quite tell Road, unknown. Attract more fame is to avoid tax, or find a way to pull out of the government bonus wool, and doers come but the threshold is high. Like many governments will encounter this problem at the time of the introduction of talent, the introduction of business investment.
Currently, the US technology start-ups has three nodes area, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area is the first course, in addition to Seattle and Boston are also very focused investment and entrepreneurship,
Seattle
Seattle no state tax, prices are lower than in Silicon Valley, the overall cost of living will be lower, but to be honest, here wages will be lower. Of course, enterprises, employment costs will be lower, but Microsoft and Amazon to cultivate and attract a sufficient human resources for the local, so Facebook, Google now here the number of grow rapidly.
Chinese live mainly in the east of downtown Bellevue area, especially for Microsoft to work and live in the east, working and living in the east, in fact, very little into the city, of course, the Amazon, there are many people like to live in the city's north side on the hillside, 10 minutes by car from the company, good scenery.
Most Chinese still consider their children into private schools, the average tuition as much as $ 3-4 million / year, of course, more expensive high-end, think about the children of the world's top billionaires are here to study, as long as your good quality, definitely get the money received.
Chinese two children here is normal, doing children a year light tuition costs $ 7-8 million and this cost pressure is still quite large. Some Chinese also send their children to public schools, but American public schools really flattered, they can only say that the child is still small, bigger then consider private schools.
Facebook in fact be relatively high status of Chinese American high-tech enterprises, the Chinese middle and senior management have still been in. But can not say that the Chinese will certainly have to take care of the Chinese, we still have to talk performance, achievements speak, if you do not increase the performance and contribution, here the time is not out of mercy surface. Many middle myself a lot of pressure, if he is not out of you, it may be next out is his.
Seattle's University of Washington only well-known universities, yes, the state capital of Washington in Seattle, but this nor that Washington Washington. Washington is Washington, DC, is located close to the position of the US east coast. And Seattle in the United States west coast of Washington State, Washington, two thousand kilometers.
University of Washington, of course, very good schools, but Stanford University and Silicon Valley, Boston, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in comparison, after all, still a little shy. Several other influential university is comparatively weak a lot.
I personally think that Microsoft contribution to the Seattle IT technology can type Bi Ali Hangzhou, still have a very important role and training of personnel to drive.
Here are a Singaporean friend, income and status are pretty good, but a great workplace stress, balance family and career is very hard, and I said why do not you go back to Singapore it, first, lower taxes and more. Second, the rate is lower than this. Third, public education is very reliable, the cost of education a year too provincial. Fourth, here there are Facebook and Google ah, can apply for internal turn back. Fifth, you do not smoke do not drink, eat out everyday low cost certainty Singapore ah. Sixth, hire a maid more than money, ah, you and your wife immediately relaxed, quality of life straight up.
Friends said that the first, even if it is an internal job transfer back to Singapore, compared with the US side, the income gap is too big, even taking into account the lower cost of living, lower the cost of education, lower taxes and other factors, all down conversion, the United States is still not as good as the net High income. Second, Singapore's R & D jobs rose space is too small, after all, here is more support for maintenance work, not enough to make their own further positions in the company and position. Third, the Singapore R & D career there were few options, select the American side or multi-lot.
Finally, Seattle's core industries, in fact giant manufacturing, manufacturing industry, Boeing, the world's largest building, should be the Boeing factory in Seattle, at least they said so publicity. Within the Boeing aircraft factory buildings, more than 20,000 people work here, there are more than 20 restaurants of light, even in kindergarten, it is simply a small city
About Stanford
ownership of land at Stanford University have 6 acres, almost 40 square kilometers, an area equivalent to 10 headquarters of Tsinghua University. Or an area of 20 Peking headquarters. (* Broad area also includes Daxing campus of Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Changping campus, Wuxi campus, School of Medicine, part of, but even are considered together, only Stanford land ownership 1/8). Macau area bigger than the current 30%.
Stanford lands that have gone it? It has long been rented out to a well-known IT company. In fact, the origins of Silicon Valley came from the Stanford University School semiconductor companies will lease the land to the school and student entrepreneurship incubators. Later Silicon Valley core area is almost relying on Stanford land ownership.
Now the Silicon Valley high cost of land, whether it is real estate or rent offices in North America are considered very high area, the land value of property Stanford, is absolutely amazing, but do you think Stanford by the real estate it? Wrong, here is the real estate by Stanford.
Academic ability, Stanford in most professional fields, ranked in the world top three.
Industrial capacity, Stanford hatched output value of enterprises, according to the national ranking, the equivalent of sixth in the world, second only to the United Kingdom.
Sports, athletes Stanford background, at the last Olympic Games, winning 14 gold medals, 37 medals. Contrast the domestic rankings, equivalent to sixth in the world, slightly higher than Japan.
In the corridor were Stanford graduate astronaut photograph can visually double-digit
About Silicon Valley
Non-existent public transportation, municipal planning can be completely unable to adapt to the demands focused on the scale of development. Silicon Valley can be said to be one of America's economic engine, is the contribution value, profits and technological innovation is important lies. But also to attract world-class talent in the core area, the Government has not received do not pay taxes, I can only say their local government decision-making and planning capacity, it is to keep up with the times.
Silicon Valley security here is better than San Francisco, San Francisco is the main reason more than tramp, tramp the United States mainly in the cities, so as San Francisco, Los Angeles, the more the more insecure the city center, the rich basically live in the suburbs, school district nearby. Silicon Valley, this large rural, poor public transport and living facilities, and indeed blocked the south pace homeless.
But the Silicon Valley law and order is good does not mean no problem, typical common risk is that after parking, it is important handbags, computer bags, must not be placed in the car. Each local friends will remind this, pry the window to steal the bag is a common security problems.
Before we may think Chinese people in the United States live in Chinatown, China Town, in fact, this is the traditional concept of a new and relatively wealthy Chinese immigrants who have lived in security location, the kind of schools around the suburbs, own ecological so many American metropolitan Chinatowns in fact been declining, while the number of new suburban towns more and more Chinese people.
About Vancouver:
Vancouver if from a good place to say, yes, ecological protection of wild birds is very common, prices are still controlled, 1 million Canadian dollars can buy a very nice apartment; more than 150 Canadian dollars can buy a single-family house; car price is not high, very good social health, welfare pension, private schools are also cheaper than the United States (in the case of government subsidies), security, comprehensive higher education assessment. More Chinese, Chinese restaurant and supermarket items rich, the weather is not too cold, at least these days I stayed pretty habit, locals say is not the coldest time, but should not feel colder winter than in Beijing now.
It was a bad place, heavy taxation, and less local IT-related jobs, less high-end jobs, in addition to the streets of downtown marijuana smell, feel and Amsterdam, Las Vegas has a ratio.
A lot of things like this, there is no best of both worlds, there is no foolproof. Gains and losses is the choice, some people like it, find the location of their own, they will stay; some people do not like it, leave; have to argue who is right, why bother.
About Internet applications, I saw a car sharing, also saw share motorcycles, car sharing seems to have 4 brand in the operation, but I always felt that this population could not support them.
Many restaurants have a take-away rice, rice, reviews and advertising, look out rice network has enough influence and popularity in Chinese in Vancouver, but the size of the population is still the bottleneck restricting the development, currently it seems unable to cover non-Chinese crowd.
About Canada;
many times we think Canada is a pure resource producing countries, sparsely populated, selling ore you can live very moist.
But in fact, many people underestimate the strength of scientific research and education in Canada, before in Seattle, a prestigious doctor of Chinese chat with FB depth of field of study, he said something shocked me, he said MIT in the depth of field of study a little behind the times, I will not say it, MIT has been the first in the world does not it? He said you look up the latest Turing Award.
Not search do not know, a University of Toronto professor, a post-doctoral University of Toronto, as well as a professor at the University of Montreal, Canada, related to three schools are closely associated.
Meanwhile, three men, a single-handedly fight the Montreal depth research study at the forefront of the most active gathering place; the other two are the artificial intelligence chief scientist, vice president of Google technology and FB. This friend is actually mainly want to say that the industry has gone further than the field of education in terms of artificial intelligence and AI, and is actively nurturing the education industry. It was also the answer I said why not elite gathered in Boston led industrial revolution, why Seattle has more industry opportunities.
