Also, silicon roundabout is at 5 min walking distance of the heart of the city of London, so any kind of success would have priced them out. The council is doing what their own success would have been doing in a few years.
It would have required tremendous effort by the government to maintain the right balance of cheap business place and accommodation required to let the community survive. 100 meters away from one of the world finance capital ( and only sector still working in the UK ) that's an impossible challenge.
You cannot bootstrap a startup community too close to such location. You need some room for the community to create a culture and some momentum.
It would have required tremendous effort by the government to maintain the right balance of cheap business place and accommodation required to let the community survive. 100 meters away from one of the world finance capital ( and only sector still working in the UK ) that's an impossible challenge.
You cannot bootstrap a startup community too close to such location. You need some room for the community to create a culture and some momentum.