Beyond Silicon Valley: Where the Next Breakthroughs Will Come From (#309)
7/7/202619 min
Everyone knows where the last generation of great technology companies came from.
The more interesting question is where the next generation will.
Mehran Gul spent years studying the world's most successful innovation hubs to understand why some places repeatedly create breakthrough companies while others never quite do.
He shares surprising insights about China's rise, Silicon Valley's future, and why artificial intelligence could reshape the global map of innovation in ways that few people expect.
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First 90 secondsLynne Thomann· Host0:00
[chime] The personal computer, the smartphone, email, search, social media, electric cars. Almost all of them came from one country, and much of them from one ZIP Code. But that monopoly on innovation may finally be ending. So why do some places become engines of innovation while others, with brilliant people, world-class universities, and plenty of capital, never quite get there? [instrumental music] Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Tolman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world, and maybe even ourselves, a little better. Today, I'm excited to be with Mehran Gul, author of the wonderful and award-winning new book, The New Geography of Innovation. He traveled to many of the world's leading innovation hubs to answer one question: Why do some places repeatedly create the technologies that change the world, while others never seem to catch up? Welcome, Mehran, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.
Mehran Gul· Guest1:26
Thank you so much for having me. It's a real privilege to be on.