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know in washington, d.c. that s quite a foreign concept. but while many people have discussed elements of silicon valley, what i did was taking a step back. being an outsider, it gave me the unique perspective to really draw in and say what is it that makes this culture connect. and it is this ecosystem where you have your educational institutions such as stanford university, you have your venture capitalists, you have your service providers, your lawyers, your bankers, your accountants, that sort of thing, your entrepreneurs, and many other factors that really make up this ecosystem. and where people become involved in the process of an entrepreneur s idea from start to finish. and that s what makes it so unique, is there s such engagement at so many different levels. host: you go on to write that there is something in the air here between stanford and pal low aloe, google and palo alto, google and cooper teach know. guest: that s correct. that s what i tried to ....