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"Branding as the road to riches The new tech economy, then, is not necessarily about building new technology. It is about capturing a sector with good branding, pots of money to fund growth, and the network effects to spur growth and retention. Holmes argues that half of the value of a company such as Google lies in its brand, in people instinctively thinking of Google when they want to search for something. It is the same for Facebook and social; Amazon and online shopping; and perhaps one day Uber and transportation."