Subject
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Silicon Valley
Bookmarks
Silicon Valley — American Experience (PBS)
PBS American Experience's documentary on Silicon Valley — tracing the valley's origins from Hewlett-Packard and Fairchild Semiconductor through the microprocessor era. A rare long-form historical treatment of how the modern tech industry was built.
Lemnos: A Silicon Valley Incubator for Hardware
Businessweek's 2012 profile of Lemnos Labs, one of Silicon Valley's first hardware-focused startup incubators. Captured the beginning of the hardware startup renaissance, fueled by Kickstarter, cheaper manufacturing, and the maker movement.
Is Stanford Too Close to Silicon Valley?
Ken Auletta's New Yorker investigation into whether Stanford University has become too entangled with Silicon Valley — raising questions about whether the pursuit of startup equity compromises academic independence and the university's long-term mission.
User Interface Designers Invade Silicon Valley
The Verge's coverage of the 2012 influx of UI/UX designers into Silicon Valley, driven by Instagram's $1B acquisition demonstrating that design was now a core value driver in tech. The moment design went from nice-to-have to strategic necessity.