It is in one of the most historic times in global economics that we re-launch the SoCal Tech Group website. In fact, the recent market events have only solidified our belief in the power of small technology companies, and the larger role they will likely take in the future. The culture of the Silicon Valley has now honed two generations of its own breed of entrepreneur: smart, tech savvy, and with the scrappy survival skills of a cockroach. It is the companies these entrepreneurs launch that are best equipped to handle a diverse global economy — one where the pace of change only increases, and where technical, geographic, and communication barriers will tend towards zero.

Yes, there are the obvious differences: successful tech startups always look for ways to do more with less, have a flattened corporate structure, and operate on a 24-7 clock. These traits are the antithesis of companies built upon decades of management school teaching, where you grow layers of middle management manual labor just to keep the moving parts below well lubricated.

But there is a less obvious factor at play: startups have never had great odds of succeeding, in bad times or good. Startups aren’t told what to do, they invent a new path, even with little marketplace certainty that it would lead anywhere. And when startups fail, the best ones fail “while daring greatly”. So those who toil at a startup have a built the psyche to shielding them from such doubt, and the chutzpah to think their efforts can move mountains. This is the workforce uniquely equipped to face a much more challenging tomorrow.

In Silicon Valley there is now a call to arms to work harder than ever. We want to help by sharing the tools and the knowledge necessary to build the company of the future, and we’ll begin in our local community. Please join our group, or share your wisdom by engaging directly with our members. If there are any questions or comments you have, please contact us or post a note directly below!

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