Silicon Valley has flourished over the past decade courtesy of the startup boom. Dropbox, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, and Twitter—these are all just a few of the modern digital trailblazers dominating the tech sector right now—earning spots next to global industry titans like Apple, Google, and Microsoft. The inevitable success of these startups isn’t only drawing the interest of high-level execs from today’s Fortune 500 companies, but also inspiring a new wave of entrepreneurs, which are all coming from inside the system. It’s true. The latest band of buzz-worthy startups making noise just so happen to be connected to others through ex-employees, founders, and investors, becoming a cultural movement in the process. Thirsty to know which ones were spawned from previous ventures? Here is an infographic breaking down The 6 Degrees of Today’s Startup Culture.
