Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-408) and index.
The Silicon Valley habitat / Chong-Moon Lee ... [et al.] -- Mysteries of the region : knowledge dynamics in Silicon Valley / John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid -- A profile of the valley's evolving structure / Doug Henton -- Life in Silicon Valley : a first-hand view of the region's growth / E. Floyd Kvamme -- Innovation in business models / T. Michael Nevens -- Four styles of valley entrepreneurship / Chong-Moon Lee -- Changing everything : the Internet revolution and Silicon Valley / Steve Jurvetson -- Fairchild semiconductor and its influence / Christophe Lécuyer -- Serendipity or strategy : how technology and markets came to favor Silicon Valley / Henry S. Rowen -- The role of Stanford University : a dean's reflections / James F. Gibbons -- Social networks in Silicon Valley / Emilio J. Castilla ... [et al.] -- Networks of immigrant entrepreneurs / Annalee Saxenian -- Venture capitalists : the coaches of Silicon Valley / Thomas F. Hellmann -- The valley of deals : how venture capital helped shape the region / Dado P. Banato and Kevin A. Fong -- Fueling the revolution : commercial bank financing / John C. Dean -- Advising the new economy : the role of lawyers / Craig W. Johnson -- Shepherding the faithful : the influence of executive search firms / Thomas J. Friel -- Guiding the innovators : why accountants are valued / James D. Atwell -- Free advice : consulting the Silicon Valley way / Regis McKenna -- Afterword : Sustaining the edge / Chong-Moon Lee ... [et al.]