by D W | Oct 31, 2022 | Business, Business Stories, History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories
Morse Family History and House History, Downtown Santa Clara, CA “We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men… We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your...
by D W | Oct 21, 2022 | History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories, Women
Mary Grizzle’s personal story shows a balance of over 150 years of community history of Santa Clara, CA. The early years of an immigrant family arriving in the 1950’s to Santa Clara and the impact our downtown had when the business district was destroyed...
by D W | Mar 21, 2021 | Business Stories, General, History of Silicon Valley
One of the worst decisions and a hidden secret of Silicon Valley was written by Scott Herhold in the April 24, 2017 Mercury News article about the 100 year history of a vibrant Downtown Santa Clara, CA community that was torn down by government urban renewal in 1963....
by D W | Oct 5, 2018 | Business Stories, Entrepreneurs, History of Silicon Valley
Friendly Advertising and Competition between all Technology Companies Apple Computer is known for the creation of the famous commercial during the prime time football game yet all technology companies shared a type of advertising. Most of our business executives...
by D W | Oct 9, 2017 | Business Stories, Entrepreneurs, History of Silicon Valley, Personal Stories, Women
ENIAC is Prominent in Computer Industry History Six Women Contributors are Early Computer Programmers The ENIAC computer story is well known, the six women computer programmers who operated the ENIAC have only recently been awarded for their achievements from the...
by D W | Mar 16, 2017 | Entrepreneurs, History of Silicon Valley
Early American Radio Inventor in Silicon Valley It was in the Silicon Valley 100 years ago which the inventor, Charles “Doc” Herrold, started his regularly scheduled live radio broadcasts to listeners. San Jose, California, the capital of Silicon Valley,...
by D W | Feb 22, 2017 | Business Stories, Personal Stories, Women
Where are all the women in business? This article from the Silicon Valley Business Journal, “Here’s a sign that the shortage of women in tech startups is getting worse” shows that women are no longer visible as directors in the Silicon Valley tech world. Santa...
by D W | Jan 23, 2017 | Business Stories, General
There are countless family-owned companies in the South Bay, yet so many of these organizations are struggling to stay afloat. What can we do to help? Use Social Media for Research Search TripAdvisor and Yelp for small businesses in Silicon Valley and listen to local...
by D W | Jan 15, 2017 | Business, Business Stories, General
Running a small business in California is no easy feat. The struggle is amplified in Silicon Valley, where costs and regulations are often prohibitive. In the South Bay, for companies outside the tech industry, small business owners are struggling to adapt to the...
by D W | Jan 8, 2017 | Business, General
There is a tremendous amount of information online for small businesses in Silicon Valley to absorb as 2017 begins. Let’s approach this with a different look at the numbers in preparing for a successful year. How are we doing compared to other USA companies? Tips for...
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