Secret History of Silicon Valley: a CommentaryPosted by Matt Perez on 10/30/2009 in venture capital , terman , silicon valley , shockely , green tech , environment , clark |
In 2008, Steve Blank gave a keynote called the Secret History of Silicon Valley. I highly (highly) recommend that you watch the video before you read this post; it is well worth one hour of your time. You'll get a good perspective on what makes this place so unique and how it came about. (But then, come back and read the rest of the post, please :-)