What is preventing every other state in the US from building tech winners? The majority of large tech companies are headquartered in CA and there are a few others in WA, TX, NY, and ID. There used to be quite a few in MA and even FL was in the running for a while. What caused them to fall behind within a few decades, while other states never really got started? Some are hopelessly handicapped by horrible geography or low population density but others like CT or IL would appear to have all the necessary ingredients.
That doesn't really explain anything. CA is also a high tax state. CT has similar climate and geography to MA, which was once a technology leader but later fell behind. There must be other, more important differentiating factors.
California has a Mediterranean climate with world class outdoor features and the freshest foods. They also ban all non competes, and have a solid history of pumping out valuable tech companies. They can afford to have taxes others can’t.
Connecticut also lacks a big city with a big airport.
