What It Will Take to Create the Next Great Silicon Valleys, Plural
Marc Andreessen on the future of innovation clusters:
Because we don’t want 50 Silicon Valleys; we want 50 different variations of Silicon Valley, all unique from each other and all focusing on different domains.
In regards to the Nordic countries, it’s evident that Finland is establishing itself as a gaming-hub. Sweden doing all-things consumer, and Denmark to some degree doing enterprise(?)(eg. Zendesk, Podio). Looking at Norway, I can’t really say that we’re doing anything quite yet. There’s some interest around safety (eg Zwipe), but none of the companies I’m aware of have made a large impact internationally. Given its modest population, it’s certain that there should only be focus on one/a few specific domains.