much like the leadership of Eric Schmidt or Steve Jobs of the recent era, William Hewlett and David Packard did a lot to set the culture and ethos of the Bay Ar

much like the leadership of Eric Schmidt or Steve Jobs of the recent era, William Hewlett and David Packard did a lot to set the culture and ethos of the Bay Area tech scene in their time - in the 60s through the 80s. Since HP ended up being one of the larger companies of that period, many engineers and managers were influenced by early experience there.