For the first time in modern history, we have broad and substantive access to shared knowledge and innovation from across the globe. Value creation in a global context is no longer limited to the strictures and barriers that affect the trade of goods and services across geographical borders; no longer is value tied to labor arbitrage and migration alone.
In the high-tech sector in particular, the emergence of the (now ubiquitous) Cloud and the rise of channels such as Google has helped level the playing field for entrepreneurs to conceive, launch, and build global businesses from any place in the world.
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