“A fight between ‘Big Tech’ and ‘Silicon Valley’...”
I’m mystified. What are ‘Big Tech’ and ‘Silicon Valley’ supposed to refer to? My guess would have been that they are synonyms, but apparently not...
I believe Zvi was referring to FAAMG vs startups.
Roughly this, yes. SV here means the startup ecosystem, Big Tech means large established (presumably public) companies.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara%2C_California
“Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of companies such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, and Nvidia.”
So I think you shouldn’t try to convey the idea of “startup” with the metonym “Silicon Valley”. More generally, I’d guess that you don’t really want to write for a tiny audience of people whose cultural references exactly match your own.
“A fight between ‘Big Tech’ and ‘Silicon Valley’...”
I’m mystified. What are ‘Big Tech’ and ‘Silicon Valley’ supposed to refer to? My guess would have been that they are synonyms, but apparently not...
I believe Zvi was referring to FAAMG vs startups.
Roughly this, yes. SV here means the startup ecosystem, Big Tech means large established (presumably public) companies.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara%2C_California
“Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of companies such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, and Nvidia.”
So I think you shouldn’t try to convey the idea of “startup” with the metonym “Silicon Valley”. More generally, I’d guess that you don’t really want to write for a tiny audience of people whose cultural references exactly match your own.