Fred Wilson laments the “Silicon Alley” labeling for NYC:
It’s no secret that I HATE the term Silicon Alley. It’s a wannabe term if there ever was one. NYC’s tech community doesn’t want to be Silicon Valley. If they wanted that, they’d move there.
I totally relate to these feelings, over the Silicon Slopes label for the Utah tech community. I like efforts to encourage and grow the Utah tech scene, but I’m disappointed in the “me too” style of the phrase “Silicon Slopes”.
It feels too much like trying to ride the coat tales of Silicon Valley instead of emphasizing and playing to our own strengths. Utah most definitely is not Silicon Valley, and that isn’t a bad thing.