The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

I've read it many times and, every time I read it, it inspires me. It is amazing to know all the stories of successful entrepreneurs and how to manage to pivot their product until they started to grow.

Nice book

This is an excellent book to describe all thinkable crosssections of Silicon Valley through interviews in the social science methods and through writing by prominent figures in Silicon Valley. The only drawback I found is that the book has too rich contents for a reader to read through casually. I strongly recommend this book to those serious readers who are engaged in Silicon Valley, associated with venture businesses, interested in mechanisms and histories of Silicon Valley, or interested in business models. The book has a big reference table to illustrate how different Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are from small business owners and traditional entrepreneurs, and describes four distinct types of entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. The book also enumerates ten reasons why Silicon Valley has been prosperous. This is really a good book for a reader to learn what Silicon Valley is like.

Practically useful for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and professionals.

シリコンバレーを熟知した実務家と研究者による共同研究の成果であり、シリコンバレー研究の必読文献と言って良い。上巻は、エコシステムとしてのシリコンバレーの全体像や、その形成過程を扱った章で構成されている。ゼロックスPARCの所長であったジョン・シーリー・ブラウンの論稿（第2章）は、深い洞察に満ちている。