Every city wants to create its own Silicon Valley. This is bad for innovation.

Start-ups are competing with each other, rather than working together.

Redundancy is the name of the game. Identical versions of apps exist three or five time zones away. Rampant competition for talent and nowhere near enough awareness, coordination and collaboration.

By Dena Levitz

Full Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/12/every-city-wants-to-create-its-own-silicon-valley-this-is-bad-for-innovation/?hpid=z10