Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure - the law firms, the real estate, all that - that are all actually geared toward being accepting of startups.
Here in the West, people often don't like listening to their leaders, even if they are right.
Starting a business is not for everyone. Starting a business - I'd say, number one is have a high pain threshold.
We are the first species capable of self-annihilation.
If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.
I'm a Silicon Valley guy. I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything.
