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Mehran Gul's debut book decodes the innovation ecosystem through its people

We see the United States as the source of just about all the technologies that define modern life, and most of the companies that created them are based there. But is that changing premium Ajit Balakrishnan Mumbai Listen to This Article The New Geography of Innovation: The Global Contest for Breakthrough Technologies by Mehran Gul Published by HarperCollins 368 pages ₹599 For anyone fascinated by questions about technological innovation, why it happens, what makes it happen and so on, this book has some wonderful case studies. For example, France saw the emergence of a private initiative, Station F, which has become a symbol of France's ambition to become the tech capital of Europe. When Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the facility in 2017, he made a pitch for why this is the place for the smartest people with the biggest dreams. 'I like to compare