Austin, Boston, Silicon Valley, and New York: Case studies in the location choices of entrepreneurs in maintaining the Technopolis

• Published in: Technological forecasting & social change Vol. 146; pp. 267 - 280
• Main Authors: Stephens, Bryan, Butler, John Sibley, Garg, Rajiv, Gibson, David V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.09.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Capital; Case studies; Companies; Empirical analysis; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Geography; High tech; Historic sites; Historical development; Investments; Regional advantage; Social networks; Technology; New York; United States > US; Silicon Valley-California; Geography; Regional advantage; Social networks; High tech; Entrepreneurship

This study uses institutional theory and the “Technopolis” wheel to investigate the movement of technology entrepreneurs and why they “stick” to well-established entrepreneurial ecosystems in Silicon Valley, Austin, Boston, and New York City. We detail the historical development of the entrepreneuri...