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How Cities can Become Better Than the Next Silicon Valley

There has been a lot of pressure in recent years for cities to emulate Silicon Valley. If you Google "the next Silicon Valley," you will find hundreds of articles listing different cities as the next Silicon beach, desert, forest, etc.

Being the mayor of a city is like being the CEO of a startup in a constant cycle of iteration, failure and success. Just like business leaders, mayors have to look at market trends and high impact opportunities while adapting to constant change, stakeholder pressures and unexpected crisis.

Yet, any good startup CEO knows that the only way to ensure long-term success is to align unique assets with market demand. How does that philosophy convert when you are the mayor of a city that aspires to become the next Silicon Valley?

By Courtney Klein

Full Story: http://www.kauffman.org/blogs/growthology/2016/09/how-cities-can-become-better-than-the-next-silicon-valley?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ideasatwork09_15_16&_cldee=cmJlbmRpc0BiZW5kaXNpZy5jb20%3d&recipientid=contact-906576cfd9dae211ba633cd92beec6c8-c528ae1ee76442398f1f0fffb9520d76

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