Author: googletechtalks
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Google Tech TalksDecember, 18 2007How Stanford the CIA/NSA Built the Valley We Know TodayHow much does an average Googler know about the history of the placehe works in? Silicon Valley.Come and test your knowledge. I have seen this talk and I assure you -even seasoned Silicon Valleyveterans will find this story interesting. Silicon Valley entrepreneurSteve Blank will talk about howWorld War II set the stage for the creation and explosive growth ofSilicon Valley, and the role ofFrederick Terman and Stanford in working with government agencies(including the CIA and theNational Security Agency) to set up companies in this area thatsparked the creation of hundredsof other enterprises.Speaker: Steve BlankSteve Blank spent nearly 30 years as founder and executive of hightech companies in Silicon Valley,most recently the enterprise software firm E.piphany. He has beeninvolved in or co-founded eightSilicon Valley startups, ranging from semiconductors to video games,and personal computers tosupercomputers. He teaches entrepreneurship at U.C. Berkeley's HaasSchool of Business,Columbia University and Stanford's Graduate School of Engineering.