Comments on: Is The East Coast Suffering From An Innovation Glut? http://www.jeffbennett.com/2008/10/is-the-east-coast-suffering-from-an-innovation-glut/ Sharing experiences as an entrepreneur, social media man, e-commerce pioneer, and student of life Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:38:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Time To End Non-Competes In Massachusetts | Jeff Bennett Blog http://www.jeffbennett.com/2008/10/is-the-east-coast-suffering-from-an-innovation-glut/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Time To End Non-Competes In Massachusetts | Jeff Bennett Blog Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:07:10 +0000 http://dealsbennett.wordpress.com/?p=343#comment-1660 [...] should be the ingredients for robust innovation.  There are many drivers and issues and I have posted about the “innovation glut” in the past.  One area where we need help is at the state level to enable innovation and not [...] [...] should be the ingredients for robust innovation.  There are many drivers and issues and I have posted about the “innovation glut” in the past.  One area where we need help is at the state level to enable innovation and not [...]

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]]> By: Steve Kane http://www.jeffbennett.com/2008/10/is-the-east-coast-suffering-from-an-innovation-glut/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Steve Kane Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:56:03 +0000 http://dealsbennett.wordpress.com/?p=343#comment-24 Hi Jeff Great blog and writing One aspect of the evening you didn't describe - lots of people in the room simply rejected the premise. That is, they believe there is plenty of innovation and plenty of funding and VCs and entrepreneurs and startups here, and that the region is 1/3 the size of Silicon Valley so its pointless to compare Also this faction (I'm 75% in it) thinks there is plenty of buzz here, and that often 1) the Valley's idea of buzz is our idea of frivolous hype and time wasting idle gossip, and 2) the jampacked Valley schedule for conferences and events and coffee houses alive with laptops and startups is less a good sign of life than a somewhat anxiety-provoking sign of a bubble or peak My 25% not-there is about one thing - the "failure" note you cited. I lived in CA for 9 years and its 100% true - the California culture ignores - even celebrates -- failure as an indication you are innovating and taking risk. Here, sadly, its a stain on your old school tie. And perish the thought if you don't have an old school tie! In 9 years in CA I don't think I was ever asked about academic credentials or alma maters. Here, daily. What a silly antiquated cultural notion - just ask Gates, Jobs, Ellison, et. al. Hi Jeff

Great blog and writing

One aspect of the evening you didn’t describe – lots of people in the room simply rejected the premise. That is, they believe there is plenty of innovation and plenty of funding and VCs and entrepreneurs and startups here, and that the region is 1/3 the size of Silicon Valley so its pointless to compare

Also this faction (I’m 75% in it) thinks there is plenty of buzz here, and that often 1) the Valley’s idea of buzz is our idea of frivolous hype and time wasting idle gossip, and 2) the jampacked Valley schedule for conferences and events and coffee houses alive with laptops and startups is less a good sign of life than a somewhat anxiety-provoking sign of a bubble or peak

My 25% not-there is about one thing – the “failure” note you cited. I lived in CA for 9 years and its 100% true – the California culture ignores – even celebrates — failure as an indication you are innovating and taking risk. Here, sadly, its a stain on your old school tie. And perish the thought if you don’t have an old school tie! In 9 years in CA I don’t think I was ever asked about academic credentials or alma maters. Here, daily. What a silly antiquated cultural notion – just ask Gates, Jobs, Ellison, et. al.

]]> By: Janice Brown http://www.jeffbennett.com/2008/10/is-the-east-coast-suffering-from-an-innovation-glut/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Janice Brown Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:25:44 +0000 http://dealsbennett.wordpress.com/?p=343#comment-23 Great writeup of the event, Jeff. Thanks for posting. Great writeup of the event, Jeff. Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Allen Taylor http://www.jeffbennett.com/2008/10/is-the-east-coast-suffering-from-an-innovation-glut/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Allen Taylor Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:34:44 +0000 http://dealsbennett.wordpress.com/?p=343#comment-22 Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road. Allen Taylor Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.

Allen Taylor

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