libbybrittain

With that said, we we need a balance of the two. "Immaterial" assets are, in many ways, necessary prerequisites for an economy with enough liquidity to finance entrepreneurial ventures.

(Though I'll gladly leave that to 'the other guys.' Creating value is much more fun than providing for it.)

Finally, someone weighs in on this debate with a genuinely intelligent perspective grounded in history and solid critical thinking instead of bravado and linkbait. The deep roots of the entrepreneurial spirit in the Bay Area (and, really, California as a whole if you extend this argument down to Hollywood) is hugely underestimated in thinking about what has made SV, SV. It really is woven into the thread of what it means to live there, work there, and thrive there. (And this is coming from someone who's an SF transplant in NYC.)

Well done, guys. Bravo.