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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

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Roots of the Silicon Valley

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Roots of the Silicon Valley

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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”

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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

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• 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

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