Apparently Judy Estrin, a well-known Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and exec, is coming out with a new book warning that the infrastructure needed for innovation in Silicon Valley is going away. The complaint basically appears to be that there’s too much emphasis on the short-term, with companies focusing on the quick flip rather than the long-haul trends that need to be satisfied to drive real innovation. I can absolutely understand where this is coming from–but I think it’s wrong.

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Technology entrepreneur Judy Estrin is worried about the future of technology and innovation in Silicon Valley and the rest of the country. Estrin, who served as Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) top technology executive during the dot com boom, has a new book coming out next month, “Closing the Innovation Gap,” that should be required reading for whoever takes over the Oval Office in January.

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