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it's a fool's errand to try and build a tech cluster in DC because a) DC doesn't have much of a tech industry...b) There is already a tech cluster of sorts out in Tysons/Dulles corridor

Check out the 250 tech companies in http://proudlymadeindc.com/. Our strength, in my opinion, is that (a) we have made tremendous investments in amenities to make DC an attractive place for talented young people to live and (b) the NoVa tech cluster is stifling for young innovation-driven start-ups. My company has been in Tysons for 12 years, and it's a deal-maker driven culture whose epicenter is the Tower Club, not a tech meetup. Read Saxenian's book comparing Boston and Silicon Valley to see the same distinction that exists between NoVa and DC.

What DC should really concentrate on is doubling down on the already existing legal industry cluster.

The letter actually addresses the issue, recommending that DC target its focus more on tech sectors where the customers, law and hospitality, are already here (just like federal contractors have a natural cluster in DC). Defining what is a technology cluster is itself a dilemma.

by Ken Archer on Jul 6, 2012 11:38 am • link • report

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