There is no single UK culture, so telling people to adopt the ideas of, say, London, isn't any better for people in Edinburgh than telling us to think like Californians.
I think the key point is not being afraid to find your own path. In the start-up world the Valley dominates everything - there is a huge push to get to California or you're not going to achieve anything big. Governments around the world want to make 'the next Silicon Valley', leading to 'silicon roundabout' in London which is an attempt at the superficial trappings of the Valley without any of the substance.
People are starting to realise that the big VC-funded start-up isn't the only way to go - and people outside the US are starting to see that modelling themselves after American companies and American ideals isn't the only way to go either.
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There is no single UK culture, so telling people to adopt the ideas of, say, London, isn't any better for people in Edinburgh than telling us to think like Californians.
I think the key point is not being afraid to find your own path. In the start-up world the Valley dominates everything - there is a huge push to get to California or you're not going to achieve anything big. Governments around the world want to make 'the next Silicon Valley', leading to 'silicon roundabout' in London which is an attempt at the superficial trappings of the Valley without any of the substance.
People are starting to realise that the big VC-funded start-up isn't the only way to go - and people outside the US are starting to see that modelling themselves after American companies and American ideals isn't the only way to go either.