above.I think it's a question of culrute, and how the pillars of our society foster entrepreneurism and technical creativity.There's various examples and contrasts.Look how the eastern europeans have taken to web-building and business like a duck-to-water, so quickly.Now contrast that with all the nonsense in our country when it comes to business, in recent times, Hedge-Funds and Northern Rock; jealousy and ignorance.I could go on forever, but basically our politicians and media get far more excited by the glamour of american companies than what's already in their back-yard.Our technical successes often occur in spite of rather than because of a mass supportive culrute, the UK games industry being a prime example.The media belief/presented-perception of business being like Dragon's Den and Alan "has-been" Sugar.When success is promoted/hyped it's often what the technically/business-literate wouldn't consider worthy of the attention.What was great about the pre-2000 period was the belief that anything was possible, and everyone believed it. That thinking resonates still with many, but when the climate has changed since those halcyon days, the younger non-tech-obsessed people are less likely to be imbued with that culrute/mindset.It's not just about dot.commers, but all people. You don't have to be a coder to have the idea to be able to build tech. businesses and have relevant ideas, but as long as the infrastructure is in place -which I believe it actually is, not only as in your list, but together with the financial capital of the world.However, that potentially brings focus onto another problem, the lack of ambition and foresight, vision and desire to own markets, to be the predator rather than prey. When old established companies from P&O to Pilkington, Allied Domecq to BOC are being taken over for short-term returns, I don't believe a long-term base can be established without an industry that is native and has solid foundations, in the way that Vodaone, UBM or WPP have, allowing people, intellectual and corporate capital to be available to invest and re-invest, re-cycled (and spun-off) in the way Nokia or Ericsson, or the paypal-mafia, google and microsoft alumni have in their own nation.In conclusion, we are capable of matching the best in the world, broadband, facebook/linked-in and elance, etc make things a lot more easier, we already think without blinkers with a world-view, we have a heritage that many aspirants continue the desire to follow, but so much more would be possible if other stake-hiolders (the state, media, education) were all on the same page, maximising opportunity, efficiency [inc. of relationships/creativity] and more willing to accept loss.Yours kindly,Shakir Razak