1. You are considered a failure when you quit, this creates a mentality of willing to fail & try again.
2. A open view to immigrant with a “gold rush” mentality
3. Heavy funding by the military and NASA
4. Sillicon Valleys Ecosystem stimulates global and open view
5. A private university that has to prove itself, and allows free thinkers (Stanford), and local universities/colleges
6. Aim to “change the world”
7. People attract, encourage & reward risk takers
8. Social networking mentality

Taken from the presentation of Sheridan Tatsuno – “Financing & Marketing New Ventures”