A History of Silicon Valley

A General History of Silicon Valley
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The Largest Creation of Wealth in History
A Moral Tale

by Arun Rao and piero scaruffi

"Everything that can be invented has been invented"
(Charles Duell, commissioner of the Office of Patents, 1899)

Piero 1. The Pioneers: Early Technologists in the Valley (1900-25)
Piero 2. The Scouts (1925-40)
Piero 3. The Moles (1941-48)
Arun: 1. The Partners: Bill, Dave, and Fred at HP (1930-80)
Arun: 2. The Early Funders: The Early History of Venture Capital (1900-59)
Piero 4. The Engineers (1949-61)
Piero 5. The Hippies (1961-68)
Arun: 3. The Greybeard Funders: Venture Capital in its Clubby Days (1955-78)
Arun: 4. The Lab Magicians: Xerox PARC and the Innovation Machine
Piero 6. The Geniuses (1968-71)
Arun: 5. The Giants: The Trio at Intel, Larry and his Lost Team, the Apple Trio 1960-1985
Piero 7. The Hobbyists (1971-75)
Piero 8. The Entrepreneurs (1976-80)
Piero 9. The Warriors (1980-83)
Arun: 6. The Funder Builders: The Heyday of Venture Capital (1978-2000)
Piero 10. The Artists (1984-87)
Arun: 7. Early Failures: Startups that Died of Indigestion (1970-90)
Arun: 8. The Helpers: Lawyers, Accountants, & the Regional Investment Banks
Piero 11. The Start-ups (1987-90)
Piero 12. The Surfers (1990-95)
Piero 13. The iBoomers (1995-98)
Piero 14. The Other Boomers (1995-98)
Arun: 9. Dot.com Failures (1991-2000)
Piero 15. The Survivors (1999-2002)
Arun: 10. The Monopolists: Google, eBay, Facebook, and the Network Effect (1998-2010)
Piero 16. The Downsizers (2003-2006)
Piero 17. The Sharks (2007-10)
Arun: 11. Post-Boom Failures (2001-10)
Arun: 12. The Billionaires: Lifestyles and Playthings (1990-2010)
Arun: 13. The Lost Funders (2001-10)

A General History of Silicon Valley