The Next Startup to Become a Billion-Dollar Company Probably Isn't in Silicon Valley

Founders are moving beyond the San Francisco Bay Area to find locations that work for their companies. July 3, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I recently participated in a panel with some big-name Bay Area VCs. When a participant asked whether San Francisco still set the pace for tech startups, panelists agreed that the pendulum has already swung elsewhere. San Francisco remains a great startup destination, but many entrepreneurs — even those with unicorn aspirations — now have better options. In Tokyo, for example, Liquid Group Inc. hit a $1 billion valuation ahead of its … Continue reading The Next Startup to Become a Billion-Dollar Company Probably Isn't in Silicon Valley