One of the reasons for the success of London’s Silicon Roundabout neighbourhood was the Google Campus that provided a drop in centre and community venue for the growing tech hub.
It turns out the success of London’s Google Campus can be replicated, as shown by the Tel Aviv outpost having similar results.
As a consequence Google are now opening new campuses in Warsaw, São Paulo, Seoul and Madrid.
Whether these cities will have the same success as London and Tel Aviv, both had a thriving tech start up community before their Google Campuses opened, remains to be soon.
One thing is for sure, we’ll see other cities’ governments and tech communities lobbying Google to base a Campus in their tech neighbourhood. It may be worthwhile they have a look at the London one to see what works and how they can set their own local hub.