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Good times return to Silicon Valley

Good times return to Silicon Valley 06/01/2004 12:21 PM
Melbourne Age Jun 1 2004 4:19PM GMT

NY Times Still Trying To Equate Silicon
Valley To Detroit

NY Times Still Trying To Equate Silicon
Valley To Detroit 03/28/2005 01:28 PM
In May of 2003, we pointed out that the NY Times was running an article which suggested that Silico n Valley was becoming more like Detroit -- no longer driving the economy, but just a cog with cyclical ups and downs. In other words, it's just a producing industry, rather than an innovating one that increases efficiencies or changes the overall market. It appears that despite what appears to be a return of some interest in the tech world, the NY Times is still pitching almost exactly the same story and is comparing Silicon Valley to Detroit again -- though, at least they give equal space to those who disagree. This isn't to say Silicon Valley, the geographical region, isn't facing challenges -- but to compare "technology" in general to "the automotive industry" specifically, is clearly an apples and oranges comparison. The technology industry isn't just about final products, but about making the process more efficient. It doesn't always work -- and there are other factors involved, but the entire tech industry doesn't die off just because the economy had some problems.

In Lean Times, Silicon Valley Transport
Plan Fizzles

In Lean Times, Silicon Valley Transport
Plan Fizzles 12/16/2003 06:33 PM
NCM Online Dec 16 2003 5:50PM ET

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"?? ??? ?? ????????? Silicon Valley" 07/15/2004 10:13 PM

Silicon Valley, WV

Silicon Valley, WV 04/23/2004 02:48 PM
Education Week Apr 23 2004 6:45PM GMT

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley 100 02/01/2005 09:19 PM

Silicon Valley 100 is a project by Auren Hoffman. I was lucky enough to make it on the list. The idea is to make a list of "connectors" and send them new gadgets and products to test. Newsweek just did a story about this. I think it is almost like an opt-in focus group. The obvious criticism would be these companies are trying to buy "buzz". The difference between this and some buzz creation companies is 1) it's not stealth 2) they don't tell you what to say. I checked with Auren and he says that we can write whatever we want about the products. When I get a product from Silicon Valley 100, I will state this clearly in any blog post that refers to it and will say what I think. I realize that the fact that we probably get to keep most of the products makes it a bit like bribery, but if it's crap, I'm sure most people will throw it away. I would be most interested in products that are still not on the market where our feedback could be incorporated in the product design. Then our feedback could be more constructive...

Anyway, I'd be curious on people's thoughts.

The first product is a brondell high-tech toilet seat. I told Auren, that this is one product that Japan is a world leader in. I blogged this before, but we have over 50% household penetration. The one in my house and in my office even has anti-stinky gas-gate like air filtration.

UPDATE: Just uploaded a 5 min 4.3 MB conversation with Auren Hoffman, the founder of the Silicon Valley 100.

UPDATE 2: Uploaded it to archive.org too. Maybe I should put my media files there instead since archive org does the file conversions for me too...

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Silicon Valley 150

Silicon Valley 150 08/06/2004 12:31 AM
San Jose Mercury News Aug 6 2004 5:03AM GMT

Silicon Valley is back?

Silicon Valley is back? 11/04/2003 07:07 PM
I4U Nov 4 2003 6:31PM ET

Silicon Valley Bet Looking Dubious

Silicon Valley Bet Looking Dubious 08/30/2004 03:11 AM
Los Angeles Times Aug 30 2004 7:11AM GMT

Destination: Silicon Valley

Destination: Silicon Valley 09/10/2004 06:41 PM
Calcutta Telegraph Sep 10 2004 10:16PM GMT

In the new Silicon Valley, it's a
dog-eat-dog world

In the new Silicon Valley, it's a
dog-eat-dog world 09/26/2004 08:35 PM
IHT Sep 27 2004 0:27AM GMT

The New Silicon Valley: A Dog-Eat-Dog
World

The New Silicon Valley: A Dog-Eat-Dog
World 09/25/2004 09:34 PM
Oracle's attempted takeover of PeopleSoft can be seen as a harbinger of many more in a mature industry.

The return of Silicon Valley

The return of Silicon Valley 04/27/2004 04:33 AM
Cyber India Online Apr 27 2004 9:02AM GMT

Is Silicon Valley in a slump?

Is Silicon Valley in a slump? 08/07/2004 05:04 PM
USA Today Aug 7 2004 8:07PM GMT

ACLU Comes to Silicon Valley

ACLU Comes to Silicon Valley 07/05/2004 08:57 PM

The organization that helps protect the Bill of Rights is looking for some good people in Silicon Valley.

Onshoring To Silicon Valley

Onshoring To Silicon Valley 02/16/2004 11:57 AM
Thanks to everyone (and there were a lot of you) for submitting this story from the San Jose Mercury News talking about fore ign companies "onshoring" jobs - basically, opening up an office and hiring people in Silicon Valley, because of the various benefits of the location: lots of smart people, lots of other companies for partnering and selling, and easy access to venture capital. While the numbers are small compared to offshoring, it brings up the point we've been saying for a while. Despite the naysayers, there are jobs where a physical presence in a certain location makes a lot of sense.

Silicon Valley Will Never Be Detroit

Silicon Valley Will Never Be Detroit 03/29/2005 04:47 AM
Steve Lohr's article in the NY Times begs the question is Silicon Valley turning into Detroit? Especially when Goldman Sachs calls 2005's IT growth at 4% and remarks that "technology looks to be firmly in the cyclical category for...

If You Can Make It in Silicon Valley,
You Can Make It . . . in Silicon Valley
Again

If You Can Make It in Silicon Valley,
You Can Make It . . . in Silicon Valley
Again 06/05/2005 10:45 PM
For high-tech entrepreneurs who hit it big in the 1990's, once isn't enough.

Schwarzenegger vows to aid Silicon
Valley

Schwarzenegger vows to aid Silicon
Valley 11/16/2003 03:58 PM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Nov 16 2003 2:34PM ET

Silicon Valley pioneer gets honor

Silicon Valley pioneer gets honor 06/12/2004 06:19 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 12 2004 10:23AM GMT

Is Silicon Valley Similar to Detroit?

Is Silicon Valley Similar to Detroit? 03/28/2005 03:23 AM
New York Times Mar 28 2005 6:47AM GMT

Silicon Valley back on track

Silicon Valley back on track 06/24/2004 12:53 PM
PC Magazine UK Jun 24 2004 5:05PM GMT

Dublin as Wireless Silicon Valley

Dublin as Wireless Silicon Valley 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
I'm definitely feeling that my impending move to Dublin will put me in the right place at the right time: Government and corporate leaders in Dublin are hoping to establish Dublin as a center for the wireless industry where companies form a community that develops and furthers wireless technology. Some big companies that already have offices in Dublin or Ireland are backing the idea, including Intel, Lucent, O2, Esat BT and Bell Labs Ireland. It's hard to know if this initiative is merely wishful thinking on the part of city leaders hoping to spur an increase in business, but there's no doubt that there's still a lot of high-tech work being done in Dublin as well as some cutting edge wireless development. A bit of a boost from the government and some marketing could just spur it along even further....

Torvalds leaves Silicon Valley

Torvalds leaves Silicon Valley 06/14/2004 03:38 AM
Silicon.com Jun 14 2004 8:16AM GMT

Schwarzenegger Vows to Aid Silicon
Valley

Schwarzenegger Vows to Aid Silicon
Valley 11/16/2003 01:49 PM
AP via The Ledger Nov 16 2003 12:34PM ET

VC investments in Silicon Valley rise

VC investments in Silicon Valley rise 01/28/2004 05:24 AM
NDTV Jan 28 2004 9:03AM GMT

Bangalore Beats Silicon Valley

Bangalore Beats Silicon Valley 01/06/2004 11:47 AM

In Silicon Valley, Tear-Down Interrupted

In Silicon Valley, Tear-Down Interrupted 07/16/2004 01:45 AM
Have you ever yearned to live in Spanish Colonial Revial splendor, rattling around a 17,000-square-foot, 14-bedroom, 13 1/2-bath baronial mansion with deliciously thick stucco walls and an impeccable provenance? If so, Steve Jobs may have a deal for you. By Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times (via MyAppleMenu)

The fading light of Silicon Valley

The fading light of Silicon Valley 03/28/2005 03:23 AM

If Steve Lohr is right and Silicon Valley's brightest days are behind it, it will have been their own fault. Technology isn't stagnant, we're going through a rebirth, the deals being being floated are incredibly rich, for the right people this time, and not in Silicon Valley. Not for the carpetbaggers, not for the imitation impressarios, rather for the technology that's making the difference and the people behind it.

Last week I wrote about insiders and two -tier communities. That's Silicon Valley. The hubris of financiers thinking they could do it by paying nothing for technology, nothingj for ideas. Yeah Hollywood is corrupt, and they want to tie up tech to serve their purposes, but they are still turning out product that some people want. Can you say the same for Silicon Valley? Imho, it's become another gray metropolis, the ideas long gone, replaced by corporate strokers and lap dogs.

It's still the most welcoming of climates, a temperate haven, warm in the winter, cool in the summer. The garden you can grow in a SV back yard is one of the most diverse and nourishing anywhere in the nation, that's why Valley real estate is holding its value. Its got great schools, roads, shopping, even culture. What it's missing are a heart and a purpose.

The Walking Dead of Silicon Valley

The Walking Dead of Silicon Valley 01/08/2004 08:49 PM
Slashdot Jan 8 2004 10:32AM ET

How one Silicon Valley partnership
soured

How one Silicon Valley partnership
soured 04/03/2005 07:58 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Apr 3 2005 10:36AM GMT

Silicon Valley (Version 2.0) Has Hopes
Up

Silicon Valley (Version 2.0) Has Hopes
Up 06/21/2004 10:10 PM
Eager entrepreneurs are saying that Silicon Valley is back. But the modest comeback that is occurring is nothing close to the boom of the 1990s.

A dome in a home in Silicon Valley

A dome in a home in Silicon Valley 04/22/2004 09:23 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Apr 22 2004 1:50PM GMT

Why frugal is the new Google in Silicon
Valley

Why frugal is the new Google in Silicon
Valley 07/24/2004 07:35 PM
Sunday Herald Jul 24 2004 11:18PM GMT

The Softer Side of Silicon Valley

The Softer Side of Silicon Valley 04/04/2005 07:03 PM
CIO Insight Apr 4 2005 11:26PM GMT

Q&A: Trip Hawkin's Third Act in Silicon
Valley

Q&A: Trip Hawkin's Third Act in Silicon
Valley 09/25/2004 09:47 PM
Newsweek Sep 26 2004 0:08AM GMT

East End trounces Silicon Valley

East End trounces Silicon Valley 09/27/2004 08:57 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 27 2004 1:10PM GMT

Bono rides into Silicon Valley

Bono rides into Silicon Valley 06/16/2004 07:03 AM
Roving rock pundit turns venture capitalist

Google IPO Seen as Salve for Silicon
Valley

Google IPO Seen as Salve for Silicon
Valley 04/30/2004 06:29 AM
Boston Globe Apr 30 2004 10:25AM GMT
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