{"id":30042,"date":"2018-02-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/noticias\/need-to-go-to-silicon-valley-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-the-best-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:00:00","slug":"need-to-go-to-silicon-valley-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-the-best-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/en\/news\/need-to-go-to-silicon-valley-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-the-best-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to go to Silicon Valley? Advantages and disadvantages of the best entrepreneurial ecosystem in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is the place that any technology entrepreneur in the world dreams of, something like the Mecca of entrepreneurship. Silicon Valley has earned a reputation for being the best entrepreneurial ecosystem on the planet, so the pilgrimage of technological talent is constantly happening. <\/p>\n

There is no self-respecting entrepreneur who, at the very least, has not fantasized about going to Silicon Valley with his startup and becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. But do you really need to go to Silicon Valley to take your company to the next level? Or, beyond the glamour, is it totally necessary? If you’re thinking about it, ask yourself these questions first: <\/p>\n

1. What do you need?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What exactly does your startup need? Customers? Users? Investment? In general, startups tend to go to Silicon Valley, especially when they need access to investors and financing. A few years ago this could be enough of an argument to cross the pond, but is it still so? Keep in mind that, luckily, for a few years now the large American investment funds have been coming to Europe, and Spain is no exception. If all you need is access to capital, do you really need to go to Silicon Valley? <\/p>\n