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The Silicon Valley edge : a habitat for innovation and entrepreneurship / edited by Chong-Moon Lee ... [and others].
Lippincott Library HC107.C22 S3965 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- High technology industries.
- New business enterprises--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- New business enterprises.
- Entrepreneurship--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Entrepreneurship.
- California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Economic conditions.
- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.).
- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 424 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- What accounts for Silicon Valley's leading edge in innovation and entrepreneurship? This book gives an answer by insiders, by prominent business leaders, and academics from the heart of the valley.
- Contents:
- 1 The Silicon Valley Habitat / Chong-Moon Lee, William F. Miller, Marguerite Gong Hancock, Henry S. Rowen 1
- 2 Mysteries of the Region: Knowledge Dynamics in Silicon Valley / John Seely Brown, Paul Duguid 16
- Part I Silicon Valley Today: A View from the Inside
- 3 A Profile of the Valley's Evolving Structure / Doug Henton 46
- 4 Life in Silicon Valley: A First-Hand View of the Region's Growth / E. Floyd Kvamme 59
- 5 Innovation in Business Models / T. Michael Nevens 81
- 6 Four Styles of Valley Entrepreneurship / Chong-Moon Lee 94
- 7 Changing Everything: The Internet Revolution and Silicon Valley / Steve Jurvetson 124
- Part II The Evolution of Silicon Valley
- 8 Fairchild Semiconductor and Its Influence / Christophe Lecuyer 158
- 9 Serendipity or Strategy: How Technology and Markets Came to Favor Silicon Valley / Henry S. Rowen 184
- 10 The Role of Stanford University: A Dean's Reflections / James F. Gibbons 200
- 11 Social Networks in Silicon Valley / Emilio J. Castilla, Hokyu Hwang, Ellen Granovetter, Mark Granovetter 218
- 12 Networks of Immigrant Entrepreneurs / Annalee Saxenian 248
- Part III A Clustered Community
- 13 Venture Capitalists: The Coaches of Silicon Valley / Thomas F. Hellmann 276
- 14 The Valley of Deals: How Venture Capital Helped Shape the Region / Dado P. Banatao, Kevin A. Fong 295
- 15 Fueling the Revolution: Commercial Bank Financing / John C. Dean 314
- 16 Advising the New Economy: The Role of Lawyers / Craig W. Johnson 325
- 17 Shepherding the Faithful: The Influence of Executive Search Firms / Thomas J. Friel 342
- 18 Guiding the Innovators: Why Accountants are Valued / James D. Atwell 355
- 19 Free Advice: Consulting the Silicon Valley Way / Regis Mckenna 370
- Afterword: Sustaining the Edge / Chong-Moon Lee, William F. Miller, Marguerite Gong Hancock, Henry S. Rowen 380.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-408) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0804740623
- 0804740631
- OCLC:
- 44468742
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