Global Technology, Capital Flows & the Anatomy of a Winning Ecosystem

Anmol Goel, CEO & Managing Partner - GACS   Over the last seven to eight years of building, advising, and investing across ventures, I’ve had a front-row seat to how technology ecosystems actually form — and more importantly, why most of them fail to last. The global technology landscape today isn’t defined by geography in the way it once was. It’s defined by how quickly capital moves, how fluidly talent relocates, and how deliberately ecosystems are designed. I’ve worked with founders across Europe and the Middle East who are building globally from day one. The barriers to entry have largely disappeared. But the uncomfortable truth is this: while startups can now be built from anywhere, durable ecosystems cannot. In my experience, the difference isn’t in how ecosystems are entered — it’s in how they are exited.  

  The New Geography of Innovation What I’ve consistently observed is that modern ecosystems are being shaped by three forces. First, diaspora-driven capit...