Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Everyone Else Can Learn from the Innovation Capital of the World
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230342116 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Piscione offers a bird's-eye view of one of the most exceptional economic ecosystems in the U.S., which is sure to interest entrepreneurs and leaders alike.” Publishers Weekly“A valuable glimpse of a mecca of innovation.” Kirkus Reviews“A mixture of captivating history and thought-provoking anecdotes. Rep. Secrets of Silicon Valley shows how living and working in Silicon Valley creates a culture that celebrates success like nowhere else.” Vijay Govindarajan, professor at Tuck at Dartmouth and author of NYT and WSJ Best Seller Reverse Innovation“A must
She lives in Silicon Valley, California. She has been featured in leading women's magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal, and in newspapers including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Dallas Morning News. Deborah Perry Piscione is CEO of Alley to the Valley, an organization that networks the world's most influential women for dealmaking, and BettyConfidential. . She is also a commentator on CNN and
She explores Silicon Valley's exceptionally risk-tolerant culture, and why it thrives despite the many laws that make California one of the worst states in the union for business. Today, 40 percent of all venture capital investments in the United States come from Silicon Valley firms, compared to 10 percent from New York. In the last two years, more than 100 incubators have popped up there, and the number of angel investors has skyrocketed. Drawing on interviews with investors, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, as well as a host of case studies from Google to Paypal, Piscione argues that Silicon Valley's unique culture is the best hope for the future of American prosperity and the global business community and offers lessons from the Valley to inspire reform in other communities and industries, from Washington, DC to Wall Street.. While the global economy languishes, one place just keeps growing despite failing banks, uncertain markets, and high unemployment: Silicon Valley. In Secrets of Silicon Valley, entrepreneur and media commentator Deborah Perry Piscione takes us inside this vibrant ecosystem where meritocracy rules the
Loyd Eskildson said Trite -. The author knows as much about Silicon Valley secrets as the Man in the Moon. Readers are instead given pages of useless driven about her formerly working in Republican politics, moving to Silicon Valley and a smaller home, lots of rah-rah for Stanford, background on the farmer that used to own the land, and 'insights' f. Is this book an elaborate joke? The author writes about Silicon Valley like someone who saw a time-share commercial about it, a long time ago. Entire chapters look like they were copied-and-pasted from a 'lonely planet' travel guide, but with inferior writing. I'm not kidding. Here's an excerpt from Chapter 11:"Silicon Valley lies inland and is surroun. fanoplane said No secrets given here. Atrocious book. For someone with any background on the bay area, the ideas brought up here are obvious. I hoped the book would give some insight into the sociological aspects that make Silicon Valley, but instead the book just focuses on the outcomes which are well known. Many of the summaries of local businesses and big