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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/silicon-valleys-dirty-little-secret-t... This article discusses how the Big corporations benefit the most from the start-up boom, because they use silicon valley to recruit top engineering talent. Although they generally have to pay ten of millions for each successful startup, they do however, get rid of competition and maintain the status quo in their industries. This article further discusses the best method for budding engineer to be, "Produce some great code, create and launch a service, then shop it around as a demonstration of your talent. Shop it through the guys that run the incubators — their prime value is their contacts at the Google, Facebook, etc. They know how to sell startups and they’ll sell yours for a fee."