The end of Silicon Valley as we know it

Success was a matter of connections and networking with the right people, and it still is—the difference is, today the "right people" are just as likely to be in South Bend, Indiana as they are in San Jose, California. And, because of cloud technology, the barriers to entry are lower, and connectivity and networking is easier across geographic boundaries.

In the end, Silicon Valley has rendered itself obsolete, and it has done so by design. The incredible technology that it has created has now made geographic boundaries irrelevant, and that is already giving rise to an incredible new wave of innovation and entrepreneurship—not just in Central California, but all over.