Should the UK seek more inward investment from Google? Or should we bemoan the fact that companies like Google acquire all our best start-ups before they can get to scale?
It is a serious question. We seem to want it both ways. We want Google to invest in London’s Tech City but we want Tech City to become a serious competitor to Google. Is that rational? While we have a vibrant start-up culture and generate many innovative ideas, almost all our successful companies go on to be…