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I'm not even saying Chicago is below San Francisco. I see them as equals but I see nothing notable that puts Chicagoland ahead of the SF Bay Area. They both have their strengths, in fact it can be argued SF Bay Area has even more but why let that stop you.
I'm saying that, the Bay Area is more internationally recognized and important than Chicagoland. Look at the foreign born populations of each. Look at the first entry point for immigrants. Look at the money or number of billionaires in each.
Look at the foreign born populations of each. Look at the first entry point for immigrants. Look at the money or number of billionaires in each.
Here are all three things you're talking about
Foreign born population, factfinder2.census.gov
NYC 5,911,993
LA 5,530,944
SF Bay Area 2,218,512
Miami 2,167,215
Chicago 1,677,303
DC 1,489,700
Houston 1,338,570
Dallas 1,145,585
Boston 1,089,950
Atlanta 752,426
Seattle 632,036
Philadelphia 617,803
NYC 5,911,993
LA 5,530,944
SF Bay Area 2,218,512
Miami 2,167,215
Chicago 1,677,303
DC 1,489,700
Houston 1,338,570
Dallas 1,145,585
Boston 1,089,950
Atlanta 752,426
Seattle 632,036
Philadelphia 617,803
Whats that? San Francisco needs major help to compete with NYC, LA and Chicago? I thought so.
Number of billionaires? Youre not actually serious there, are you? Is that proving that 43 billionaires prefer the SF climate? Maybe its that hiking you talk about, or the wine! Sure as hell doesnt prove that the SF economy is more important. Does Dallas have a more important economy than Chicago? Houston even?
You love to inject SF with steroids on this website.
I didnt know San Francisco was in the Silicon Valley. That sure is interesting.
Quote:
What is Silicon Valley?
For some people, it's a place. For others, it's a way of doing business. And for others still, it's a synonym for the technology industry.
But whatever meaning you attach to "Silicon Valley," the precise definition has shifted over time as the local economy and technology have evolved. And so, with the publication of the 27th annual SV150 list today, we are expanding our definition of what we mean when we talk about Silicon Valley.
After years of drawing a sharp circle that included Santa Clara County as well as southern San Mateo and Alameda counties, this newspaper is expanding the geographic boundaries that it considers to be part of Silicon Valley to include the five core Bay Area counties: Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa. This is recognition, perhaps overdue, that the kinds of entrepreneurial companies and industries once tightly clustered in the South Bay can now be found throughout the region.
That's certainly the case with San Francisco, which is now by some measures the startup capital of the world. But it's also true to a lesser extent for the East Bay, which has staked its claim to a share of the innovation economy.
When I floated this expanded definition to several people who have long studied Silicon Valley, I expected it to rankle some purists. It did not. The only disagreements came about how far to widen the circle, particularly when it came to
including the East Bay. But no one in my admittedly limited survey expressed disagreement with the fundamental need to revisit the boundaries of Silicon Valley...
Why is ScrantiX using an entire region to compare against alone cities?
No I'm not, this has been Chicagoland vs SF Bay Area.
Why not? If anyone should have an advantage it should be Chicagoland at everything because it has 2M more people than us but it still doesn't. So what does that say? Exactly
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