Atlantic survey offers insight to state of US innovation

DeathtoStock_Medium2The Atlantic recently published a panel survey of 50 executives, innovators, and thinkers in the Silicon Valley.  The survey contains a lot of information which may be of interest to our innovative readers and clients.  Perhaps most worth noting is the response to the question: “What is the biggest barrier to innovation in the United States?”  The answers in the poll were as follows:

Government regulation/bureaucracy 20%

Immigration policies 16%

Education 14%

Talent shortage 10%

Lack of diversity among tech executives 10%

The need for patent reform 8%

Lack of investment 6%

Click here to read the rest of the survey results.

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