The success of Indians had me convinced that Silicon Valley was a model meritocracy. used to think Silicon Valley was a model meritocracy. From 1995 to 2005, 52 percent of the Valley’s startups were founded by people born abroad. and started frequenting networking events in Silicon Valley. MORE >>

Due to the economic downturn and surge of available time, Silicon Valley sees more companies and innovations Entrepreneurs are laser-focused on doing what they're supposed to be doing: improving product and engaging more customers. Tags: startup recession Google Docs Silicon Valley google innovations MORE >>

Silicon Valley is a very special place – the nucleus of high-growth, high technology entrepreneurship in the US, indeed, in the world.  The Valley has been a unique place for over half a century with an environment which many other communities have attempted to emulate, but they haven’t and they won’t.  MORE >>

Brad Feld’s new book Startup Communities joins the two other “must reads,” ( Regional Advantage and Startup Nation ) and one “must view” ( The Secret History of Silicon Valley ) for anyone trying to understand the components of a regional cluster. His list of cultural attributes is an  integral part of Silicon Valley.  MORE >>

One company in what is today Silicon Valley would build most of them. In addition, the electronic read-out of film developed on orbit was nowhere near ready; it was too complex for its time and technology. intelligence community were just getting started in Silicon Valley. The U.S. Weapons System 117L. Crisis. MORE >>