USA: Innovation
Silicon Valley, CA: Facebook User interaction Marketing opportunities News Feed
Silicon Valley, CA: Uber Driverless cars Ride sharing Taking Ubers everywhere is as cheap as (if not cheaper) than public transportation in many places.
Silicon Valley, CA: Apple Inc. Innovative products such as: MacIntosh computers (1996), the iPod (2004), iPod Touch (2006), iPhone (2009) Sleek products that continue to evolve
Silicon Valley, CA: Google Android products Google search engine, SEO Google Maps Google Translate Driverless cars Google Glass
Seattle, WA: Amazon Prime and benefits 1-Click checkout Kindle Food and grocery delivery services Marketing and recommnedations
NYC, NY: Blue Apron One of the first meal subscription companies in the U.S. Delivers ingredients and the recipe for meals that the customer then cooks for themselves at home.
NYC, NY: SoulCycle Indoor cycling company with a “cult following” Exercise class that has inspired many businesses to copy them.
Florida, USA: NASA One of 10 “headquarters” Some inventions attributed to NASA: Water filters, memory foam, hearing aids, baby formula, computer mouse, cellphone cameras, etc.
Boston, USA: MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Modern computer coding, hacking, etc. Programming languages, development of modern computers and world wide web
2018 Global Innovation Index By the World Intellectual Property Organization: Switzerland (number 1 in 2017) Netherlands (3) Sweden (2) United Kingdom (5) Singapore (7) United States of America (4) Finland (8) Denmark (6) Germany (9) Ireland (10)