Show-Me Innovation ｜ Jack Dorsey
Jun 25, 2026
Twitter co-founder and St. Louis native Jack Dorsey discusses the key to help create a thriving community.
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AI GeneratedJack Dorsey suggests that cities aspiring to grow their tech scenes should not attempt to replicate Silicon Valley. Instead, he emphasizes that success comes from leveraging a city's unique economic strengths and fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial culture centered on accessible mentorship.
Jack Dorsey probably gets the question all the time when he returns home to Missouri.
What can we do to become the next Silicon Valley?
Well, first, I don't think we should copy Silicon Valley.
The Twitter co-founder and tech billionaire says great things can happen in a city
if it builds on its unique economic strengths
and creates what a lot of places are creating, a vibrant entrepreneurial culture.
The best part of Silicon Valley is the culture of mentorship.
So being able to get out on the streets and I can talk to any of my heroes
and they're all approachable.
They're not in big towers. They don't, like, settle themselves away.
They're always accessible and they're always willing to talk.
If there's one thing we could do, it's just make sure that we cultivate that sense of mentorship
that I can talk to any of my heroes at any point in the day.
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