The document provides an overview of the roots and history of the Silicon Valley region. It discusses how Stanford University encouraged faculty and graduates to start their own companies in the 1940s-50s, helping to lay the foundations for the tech industry cluster that now exists. It also notes there are now over 25,000 leading technology companies located in the Silicon Valley.

1. HUGO CLARKE-WING
T H E S I L I C O N VA L L E Y

2. Roots of the Silicon Valley

3. UC Berkeley
Stanford University
Google HQ
Apple HQ

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1890: Stanford sees its mission as service to the West
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Early 1900s: The Navy funds research at Stanford
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1940-50: Frederick Terman encourages faculty and graduates to
start their own companies
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5. Roots of the Silicon Valley
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6. Roots of the Silicon Valley
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25,000+
Number of leading technology companies in the Silicon Valley

9. The “Silicon Valley Bubble”

10. “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.”
–Timothy J. Sturgeon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11. Venture Capitals
“Million Dollar Idea”

12. Venture Capitals
“Million Dollar Idea”
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13. A place ahead of the rest

14. A place ahead of the rest
$144,800
Average yearly salary in the Silicon Valley

15. Life at Google

17. New Googler

18. Noogler

20. Video

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Free food, from 18 different restaurants onsite
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Free onsite haircuts
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Free onsite laundry and dry-cleaning
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Free onsite healthcare
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Free onsite massage on their birthday
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Free access to an onsite fitness center with free personal coaches
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Free access to onsite swimming pools
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Nap pods available onsite
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Fire poles and slides instead of stairs!

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Free food, from 18 different restaurants onsite
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Free onsite haircuts
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Free onsite laundry and dry-cleaning
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Free onsite healthcare
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Free onsite massage on their birthday
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Free access to an onsite fitness center with free personal coaches
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Free access to onsite swimming pools
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Nap pods available onsite
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Fire poles and slides instead of stairs!

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No requirement to be in the office
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No minimum work hours
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Naps are encouraged

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No requirement to be in the office
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No minimum work hours
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Naps are encouraged
48 hours
Average time spent working by Google employees per week

25. Landing a job at Google
1,000,000
4,000
Average number of resumes received in 2014
Open positions at Google by Google per year

26. Interview Questions

27. Interview Questions
How many quarters would you need
to reach the height of the Empire
State building?
1 ft = 12 in
0.069 in
1454 ft
1454 ft = 17448 in
17448/0.069 = 252870 quarters

28. Interview Questions
A penguin walks through that door
right now wearing a sombrero. What
does he say and why is he here?

29. 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?

30. Interview Questions
What comes next?
2 4 8 11 15 66
two
3
four eight eleven fifteen sixty-six
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5
6
7
8
69
sixty-nine
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31. HUGO CLARKE-WING
T H E S I L I C O N VA L L E Y