Como afecta la pandemia a Silicon Valley

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Mirando hacia el futuro: cómo
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2. 15/7/2021 Mirando hacia el futuro: cómo se remodelará Silicon Valley a raíz de la pandemia
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Silicon Valley, que a menudo se conoce como el epicentro mundial de la
innovación tecnológica, está sintiendo su parte de los desafíos en esta
pandemia actual de una manera que refleja otras áreas metropolitanas
importantes.
Las fuertes concentraciones de industria, talento y cultura han permitido
que la región sea única y diferente a cualquier otra parte del mundo. Sin
embargo, mirando hacia el futuro, queda claro que surgirán cambios que
podrían alterar la imagen y la composición de esta histórica región.
Based on the unique attributes of Silicon Valley, I posit that the recent
experience of the pandemic will result in a gradual shifting within three
large areas: focus, people resources, and regional tone.
A More Balanced Focus
Although few voices in the tech industry forecasted the challenges the
virus would cause, the vast majority of leaders and participants in our
industry didn’t really understand what was about to hit us, until it did.
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It’s undoubtedly clear to everyone that things will be different moving
forward and new problems also need addressing now. New categories of
companies will be created and some existing players will shift more
resources and investments into sectors that were relatively stagnant in
prior years.

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Verticals like biotech, supply chain logistics, productivity, or
communications could now become as prevalent as cloud, gaming,
transportation, or cryptocurrencies. Opportunists rightfully chase the
opportunity and the last many months have exposed numerous areas for
improvement in our world.
That’s not to say areas that were ripe and active in prior years won’t
continue to see growth, but it’s reasonable to assume activity happens
across a broader set of categories. The mundane and boring sectors that
serve a strong public need quickly become attractive in a market of
anxiety.
People Resources
The future of Silicon Valley companies could involve a more distributed
workforce, with a smaller physical concentration of people needed in the
Bay Area. And before you dismiss this point as obvious and non-novel, let
me describe nuanced parts of this to drive this idea home.
A work-from-home or remote-work environment will undoubtedly
become more acceptable than before, simply because of newly created
workflows, changes in operations, and realized cost-savings. Companies
that see value may only return some of their staff to office workplaces,
instead of all. Then, the location of the remote workers becomes much
less relevant.
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4. 15/7/2021 Mirando hacia el futuro: cómo se remodelará Silicon Valley a raíz de la pandemia
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Furthermore, recent large-scale layoffs among large Silicon Valley-based
companies will inevitably cause some number of employees to relocate
out of expensive markets like the Bay Area. Consider that unemployment
in metro markets could likely remain a huge challenge for the foreseeable
future when compared to 2018 or 2019 rates.
Pair that with the expensive cost-of-living in the Bay Area and you have
an unsustainable situation for anyone in job limbo. Eventually, a portion
of this talent will move to more affordable markets and will be hired by
companies located everywhere.
Regional Tone
Silicon Valley has fueled technological, economic, and informational
progress across the globe for decades. While certainly not the only driver
of progress, this region surely cemented itself as one of the key growth
engines for our modern economy. This is best exemplified by simply
looking at the names and headquarter locations of some of the most
valuable companies in the world.
What came along with that is a unique level of pride, which I think is
partially deserved. Talk to anyone who’s spent meaningful time in the Bay
Area and they’ll likely have their own description of the tech ethos. Some
would characterize this regional sentiment more as hubris or arrogance,
but after nearly a decade of living here, I think ‘pride’ is a better term.
So what will change here? We will likely see a more balanced sentiment of
humility and general national awareness.
It was easy to argue that Silicon Valley was an insulated and vastly
different ecosystem from the rest of the world. Today, not so much. Tech
companies and employees are facing most of the same challenges other
regions are dealing with during this pandemic and we can’t solve the
problem by ourselves. I envision that this will lead to more participation
in the national dialogue in the future and more empathy towards national
challenges.

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Therefore, if you consider how investment areas will re-balance to take
advantage of emerging industries and how many residents will consider
relocating to new markets, it’s easy to imagine a slightly different region
taking shape. Add on general sentiments of national connectedness and I
think you see a brighter, faster-moving, and more innovative Silicon
Valley.
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