What Makes Silicon Valley Tick?

"Offers a fascinating, up to date account of Silicon Valley’s enduring economy. Anyone interested in understanding the region that continues to write the future should read this insightful book."

AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean and Professor, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley

"A tour de force: comprehensive, systematic, authoritative, and highly readable. It showcases what Silicon Valley insiders have known for a long time—that Tapan Munroe is our foremost interpreter and expositor."

Russell Hancock, President & Chief Executive Officer, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network

"Tapan Munroe admirably captures the spirit of Silicon Valley – both its working parts and the ethos that drives it. What comes across clearly is its unplanned, organic nature, which makes the Silicon Valley experience hard to replicate. As Munroe points out, its story in many ways describes the entire San Francisco Bay Area, and explains why the region has emerged as a center of global innovation. While, as Munroe candidly points out, it faces significant challenges, the dynamism and flexibility of the Silicon Valley model holds an important key to U.S. competitiveness, where the ability to innovate and create new value will differentiate communities that will prosper from those that will not in the future. "

Dr. R. Sean Randolph, President & CEO, Bay Area Council Economics Institute

"This book does a terrific job of analyzing the innovation economy of Silicon Valley. Understanding the lessons from the Valley’s success at this time of global crisis is of paramount importance to ensure innovation and economic prosperity. It is a must read for leaders of business, venture capitalists, universities and research organizations who would like to replicate the innovative magic of Silicon Valley in their own region. "

Richard C. Atkinson, President Emeritus, University of California

"A superbly written book, it demonstrates the authors’ insight into the Silicon Valley technology enterprise and the innovation process. In addition to entrepreneurs and managers of technology, I would highly recommend this book to engineering and business schools and anyone interested in the management of technology and the innovation process. "

Ravi Jain, PhD, PE, Dean and Professor, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific

"If ever we needed to understand and develop innovation economies globally, the time is now, in the face of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Tapan Munroe's highly engaging and penetrating analysis is a must read for leaders and entrepreneurs across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Munroe deconstructs the region that still leads the world in technology. This book is an inspiration and incentive for us all to develop and sustain transformational ecologies of innovation as an antidote for a seriously ailing global economy. "

Barbara K. Bundy, PhD, Executive Director, Center for the Pacific Rim, University of San Francisco