Champions of Silicon Valley: Visionary Thinking From Today's Technology Pioneers

From the Publisher: Cutting-edge ideas flow like water in Silicon Valley. Managers and business professionals all over the world look to this region as a model for creating their own success stories. The growth of the high-tech industry can be attributed to a combination of risk taking and vision coming from a handful of individuals. Taken straight from the mouths and minds of the people who created and now champion them, Champions of Silicon Valley focuses on some of the most important and influential visions and business approaches to come out of Silicon Valley. Charles Sigismund examines the unique accomplishments of these Silicon Valley companies and their visionaries through extensive field research and interviews. He explores high tech's most influential visions and details how these ideas reached fruition. The approaches included are as varied and effective as the individuals and organizations that work with them.