Finally back into the office again after attending this mornings Global High Tech: The World and Puerto Rico, presentation by Bertil Chappuis, principal at McKinsey’s Silicon Valley office. The event was part of the ongoing activities related to the EntrPRize Business Plan Competition sponsored by Gurpo Guayacan.
The presentation covered these high level concepts:
- The High Tech Industry is maturing…
- …and Globalizing, with China and Inda playing a prominent role
- Silicon valley is subdues, and the energy has shifted from enterprise IT to consumer
- What does this all mean for entrepreneurs in PR?
Ultimately we were very fortunate to receive such a high caliber presentation. the level of information available to Mr. Chappius is totally unmatchable at my level. Some of what he said was right on the money with everything I just saw in San Francisco, but I’m not the audience heard him For let those that have ears here. However, everything he had to say about globalization is frighteningly true and I think it is here that we truly don’t want to hear what he had to say. If the United States faces aggressively competition in the future from what he calls BRIC (Brazil, Russian, India, and China), what does that mean for Puerto Rico’s ability to compete? For me the implications are terrifying.
