“Steve Jobs was probably mildly on the autistic spectrum. Basically, you've probably known people who were geeky and socially awkward but very smart. When does geeks and nerds become autism? That's a gray area. Half the people in Silicon Valley probably have autism.” PeopleDoeJobsHalfKnownSmartAreasGrayValleysAwkwardAutismNerdGeekSpectrumAutisticSiliconSilicon ValleyVery SmartGray AreaSocially Awkward Author:Temple Grandin
“He’s totally different from the typical jock. He has no ego. That’s unique for someone with such accolades. His strength comes from a higher power. You can’t explain Steve Largent by computer – he doesn’t belong on an NFL field. You put his size and speed in an IBM computer up in Silicon Valley, it would chew up his data card and laugh.” DifferentLaughingFieldsHigherEgoComputerUniqueSizeSpeedCardsDataNflValleysTypicalSiliconHigher PowerSilicon ValleyJocksIbmAccolades Author:Lester Hayes
“It’s not about having a Silicon Valley attitude—it’s about having an entrepreneurial attitude. It’s about partnering with other organizations in and around your area. It’s about thinking big with entrepreneurs that sit next to you in your coworking space. It’s about collaborating with tech gurus, social media wizards and community leaders at cool business events. It’s the people that make a community an entrepreneurial one—not the location—and it’s up to you to contribute.” PeopleThinkingBigsNextSocialCommunitySpaceAttitudeLeaderMediaEventsAreasOrganizationEntrepreneurSocial MediaValleysLocationWizardsGuruUp To YouEntrepreneurialThink BigSiliconSilicon ValleyCollaboratingPartnering Author:Brad Feld
“It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's, and one thing let to another, got very involved in high tech, and formed a company and it ended up doing pretty well.” YearsWellsTwoCompanyTechnologyOne ThingInvolvedMovedSupposed To BeValleysBatteriesSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Thomas Dolby
“No place in the US better exemplifies the ethos to engineer new digital technologies than Silicon Valley” TechnologyDigitalValleysEngineersSiliconSilicon ValleyEthosDigital Technology Author:John Maeda
“The new Web is a very different thing. It's a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter. Silicon Valley consultants call it Web 2.0, as if it were a new version of some old software. But it's really a revolution.” PeopleIfsDifferentMatterTogetherMillionsRevolutionInternetToolsVersionsContributionDifferent ThingsValleysSoftwareSiliconSilicon ValleyConsultantsWeb 2.0 Author:Lev Grossman
“There is no fear in Silicon Valley right now.” Right NowValleysNo FearSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Bill Gurley
“The more angels we have in Silicon Valley, the better. We are funding innovation. We are funding the next Facebook, Google, and Twitter.” NextAngelInnovationValleysGoogleFundingSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Ron Conway
“If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.” IfsCenturyLeagueFarmsValleysElitesBreedingIvySiliconSilicon ValleyStanfordIvy League Author:Ken Auletta
“There was a point in the late '90s where all the graduating M.B.A.'s wanted to start companies in Silicon Valley, and for the most part they were not actually qualified to do it.” WantedCompanyLateValleysGraduatesQualifiedSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Marc Andreessen
“I've probably failed more often than anybody else in Silicon Valley. Those don't matter. I don't remember the failures. You remember the big successes.” MatterBigsRememberValleysSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Vinod Khosla