The Rainforest
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The Rainforest
| Full title | The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley |
|---|---|
| Author | Victor W. Hwang and Greg Horowitt |
| Published | 2012 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt’s argument that an innovation ecosystem is grown, not engineered — a rainforest rather than a plantation — and that the binding constraint is trust and social norms rather than capital or talent supply. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to Sarah Guo — named in the replies to her question on X, March 2025: “is there a book / essay about environments that best support scientific discovery? Not about specifically bell labs, cavendish, xerox parc, los alamos - but why these places were so productive?” Full list: Is There a Book… (tweet).
Connections
- Silicon Valley — the thing the book is trying to explain how to copy.
- City Building · Company Building — the portfolio ideas.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.