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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Atari was Silicon Valley’s first huge story of boom and bust.
Chapter 3: In the early 1970s, Xerox laid the groundwork for modern personal computing.
Chapter 4: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak forged an unusual partnership and founded Apple Computer.
Chapter 5: Apple’s major breakthrough drew on Xerox and was propelled by brilliant marketing.
Chapter 6: General Magic, a powerhouse of talent, imagined the iPhone ten years before Apple actually built it.
Chapter 7: eBay began as a side project, grew into a global success, and introduced the modern feedback system.
Chapter 8: Google’s founders initially had little desire to really launch it as a company.
Chapter 9: Choices to loosen Apple’s closed-system model unlocked the company’s truly explosive growth.
Chapter 10: Facebook moved quickly, broke things, and now utterly dominates.
Description
Few areas have risen to global prominence as quickly as Silicon Valley. Valley of Genius (2018) takes us on a roller-coaster ride of invention, discovery, reinvention and disruption, tracing the history of Silicon Valley from the advent of the personal computer through to the creation of the social media platforms of today.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the history of the computers and technology we rely on every day
- People curious about the culture of the tech community
- Anyone who enjoys a tale of endeavor, ideas and personality