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Presentation given at the Institution Sainte Marie in Antony, France.
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H U G O C L A R K E - W I N G
T H E S I L I C O N VA L L E Y
Roots of the Silicon Valley
Stanford University
Google HQ Apple HQ
UC Berkeley
• 1890: Stanford sees its mission as service to the West
• Early 1900s: The Navy funds research at Stanford
• 1940-50: Frederick Terman encourages faculty and graduates to start their own companies
S TA N F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y
Roots of the Silicon Valley
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Roots of the Silicon Valley
®
Roots of the Silicon Valley
®
Roots of the Silicon Valley
®
25,000+Number of leading technology companies in the Silicon Valley
The “Silicon Valley Bubble”
–Timothy J. Sturgeon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Perhaps the strongest thread that runs through the Valley's past and present is the drive to "play" with novel technology, which, when bolstered by an advanced engineering degree and channeled by astute management, has done much to
create the industrial powerhouse we see in the Valley today.”
Venture Capitals
“Million Dollar Idea”
Venture Capitals
“Million Dollar Idea”
$$$
A place ahead of the rest
A place ahead of the rest
$144,800Average yearly salary in the Silicon Valley
Life at Google
New Googler
Noogler
Video
• Free food, from 18 different restaurants onsite
• Free onsite haircuts
• Free onsite laundry and dry-cleaning
• Free onsite healthcare
• Free onsite massage on their birthday
• Free access to an onsite fitness center with free personal coaches
• Free access to onsite swimming pools
• Nap pods available onsite
• Fire poles and slides instead of stairs!
• Free food, from 18 different restaurants onsite
• Free onsite haircuts
• Free onsite laundry and dry-cleaning
• Free onsite healthcare
• Free onsite massage on their birthday
• Free access to an onsite fitness center with free personal coaches
• Free access to onsite swimming pools
• Nap pods available onsite
• Fire poles and slides instead of stairs!
• No requirement to be in the office
• No minimum work hours
• Naps are encouraged
• No requirement to be in the office
• No minimum work hours
• Naps are encouraged
48 hoursAverage time spent working by Google employees per week
4,000Open positions at Google in 2014
1,000,000Average number of resumes received by Google per year
Landing a job at Google
Interview Questions
Interview Questions
How many quarters would you need to reach the height of the Empire
State building?
0.069 in1454 ft
1 ft = 12 in1454 ft = 17448 in
17448/0.069 = 252870 quarters
Interview Questions
A penguin walks through that door right now wearing a sombrero. What
does he say and why is he here?
Interview Questions
A Russian gangster kidnaps you. He puts two bullets in consecutive order in an empty six-round revolver,
spins it, points it at your head and shoots. Click. You're still alive. He then asks you, do you want me to spin it
again and fire or pull the trigger again. For each option, what is the probability that you'll be shot?
Interview Questions
What comes next? 2 4 8 11 15 66
two four eight eleven fifteen sixty-six69
sixty-nine3 4 98765
H U G O C L A R K E - W I N G
T H E S I L I C O N VA L L E Y
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