Silicon Valley

“In the Valley, the ultimate career standard was set by David Packard. Start a company in a garage. Grow it into a leading innovator in its field. Take it public, and then take it into the Fortune 500. Then take it into the Fortune 50. Then become the spokesman…”

“What interested me was that the leaders of these companies seemed so focused on the competition that they never developed any deep introspection about other destructive forces that were at work.”

“He says, if Detroit ran like Silicon Valley, nobody would sell cars. They would just sell parts. Customers would have to figure out which were the best parts. Maybe you'd grab a Honda engine, a Ford transmission, a BMW chassis, a GM electrical system, and buy …”

“I've always been more motivated by fear of failure than greed. I hate to lose. Silicon Valley is a killing field. Very few technology companies survive, and we did.”

“If you work in Silicon Valley long enough, you can't help but notice how much the technology industry resembles the women's clothing business. Both are fashion driven. Fashionable ideas are hot while others are not.”