What did Steve Jobs leverage from the ecosystem that enabled him to start something in his garage that has today become the first $1 trillion-valued company in America? Perhaps the question should be asked in the reverse, focusing not so much on what Jobs did, but rather on the absence of conditions that would have prevented him from succeeding.

It’s reminiscent of what Sir Edmund Hillary allegedly said when people asked him why he climbed Everest: “Because it was there.” In other words, there was an opportunity he seized it because he could, and nothing got in his way. It was the same for Steve Jobs; he climbed “Mount Apple” because he could, and nothing got in his way.

This book explains the 10 pillars and 33 sub-pillars of the ecosystem that enables startups to thrive in the U.S.