If you had to guess, what will the splits in the following breakout of venture investing look like ten years from now? While many think we’ll see other regions grow markedly, I’ll argue the VC share percentages by geography will be almost exactly the same.
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I’d agree, Paul, and would contend that they were exactly the same 10 and 20 years ago, as well. The stats from 20 years ago may reflect a larger share from the Bay Area, but that would be because some VC in other regions wes probably not categorized as such.
Great post Paul, nice to see the numbers. For the past 35 years, Silicon Valley has had the greatest ecosystem for startups due to the talent pool and technology community. But New York has one huge advantage over the Valley: ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS. This advantage is growing in importance to the point where Silicon Valley is losing its startup preeminence.
Although not shown in your chart, I think international will also grow. more thinking on this issue at — http://www.applieddisruption.com/2006/10/the_selling_fie.html