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Honestly, I don’t think a price hike alone would completely shift innovation away from Silicon Valley. The Valley isn’t just about talent—it’s about ecosystem synergy. Investors, accelerators, legal expertise, and industry concentration are all tightly woven there. However, what could happen is that instead of immigrants moving to the U.S., startups start building hybrid models:- Headquarters in California for visibility.- Engineering or R&D offices in countries with friendlier immigration policies. This is already happening. Shopify in Canada, Revolut in the UK, and Grab in Singapore are examples of billion-dollar companies that never needed a Valley base to thrive. So, the real risk isn’t that Silicon Valley disappears—it’s that the next wave of unicorns might decide to grow elsewhere and only establish a sales branch in the U.S. later. That’s a subtle but important difference.

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