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So, did PayPal actually kick-off the Silicon Valley?

• tokenadult 13y ago
  Silicon Valley as a startup hub is much older than PayPal. Indeed, Silicon Valley was a major startup hub (in hardware) before most of the PayPal founders were born.
• adventured 13y ago
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/silicon/player/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/silicon/pla...
  • at-fates-hands 13y ago
    This was an amazing documentary and one of my favorites.
• AlisdairSH 13y ago
  Is this a serious question? Technology companies in that part of California date back as far as the 1930s.
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• cpr 13y ago
  You've gotta watch Steve Blank's "The Secret History of Silicon Valley". Goes back to its post-war roots in 40's and 50's. A real gem and quite surprising. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo
  • ycmike 13y ago
    Thanks!
• at-fates-hands 13y ago
  HINT: Look up Fairchild Semiconductor
• taybin 13y ago
  Not to pile on, but it's called Silicon Valley, not If-Statement Valley. :)
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