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Praise for The Big Score
Captures the can do maker-spirit of the early tech industry
"The Big Score covers the people and companies that shaped many aspects of early Silicon Valley—people from humble beginnings who took huge risks to accomplish great things while dealing with their own fallibility. This book captures the can do maker-spirit of the early tech industry and gives us a unique view into a key moment in time."
—Elad Gil, author of High Growth Handbook
A fascinating time capsule chronicling the origins of an industry
"This is a captivating contemporary history of the pre-internet computer industry. Now, 36 years later, it is a fascinating time capsule chronicling the origins of an industry. Malone's refreshingly honest new foreword, describing retrospectively what he did and didn't get right, is by itself worth the cost of admission."
—Len Shustek, founding chairman, Computer History Museum
The story of Silicon Valley and the digital transformation
“The story of Silicon Valley and the digital transformation underway in every facet of our lives can be told from a thousand different vantage points. Read this book to learn that the essential element in the story may not, in fact, be silicon, but rather the people who made it.”
—Dan'l Lewin, president and CEO of the Computer History Museum
A calling card for countless young entrepreneurs with a background in tech
"Mike Malone’s epic depiction of Silicon Valley, The Big Score, was a calling card for me and countless other young entrepreneurs with a background in tech. Malone’s stories captured the essence of Valley culture and the many outsized personalities who helped create this mecca of tech. Years later, this book is still relevant and offers insights into the Valley and its ongoing place in the world."
—Jeff Skoll, first president of eBay
The only contemporary history of Silicon Valley, from the reporter who had a ringside seat to it all
"Later historians would use the internet, and all of the newly created tech history archives, to build their narratives, but I was there. I know how the air smelled when half the Valley was still covered in blooming fruit trees. I can remember Bob Noyce’s baritone voice and what it was like to shake David Packard’s enormous hand, to see little Steve Jobs on my elementary school playground and to play the first Atari game machine at Andy Capp’s pub. I watched Fred Terman arrive for his last board meeting at HP and had a drunken lunch with Don Hoefler, the man who named it 'Silicon Valley.'"
An indelible portrait of the high-agency spirit of early tech
"[Founders'] tough climb from hardscrabble beginnings to personal and financial independence had made them tough and sometimes ruthless; their Midwestern, blue-collar values gave them deep empathy for their employees; and their roots in the Great Depression had made them profoundly practical and thrifty. Even when Bill Hewlett was one of the richest men in America, he used to challenge his senior managers to see who could assemble the latest HP product the fastest."
An unprecedented look at the makers and thinkers who built Silicon Valley
"Unlike those who run Silicon Valley today, the Valley’s founders didn’t have small armies of publicists, speechwriters, and lobbyists around them to control access and to craft the right public image. And they didn’t have to be circumspect in what they said and did, because few of them had to worry about shareholders or stock prices." Malone captures the unadulterated spirit of luminaries like Bill Hewlett, Dave Packard, and Charlie Sporck in profiles interspersed throughout the book—resurfacing their contributions to the electronics revolution and connecting their achievements to the sweeping influence of Silicon Valley today.
About the author
Michael S. Malone has covered Silicon Valley and tech for over 30 years. His articles and editorials have appeared in the San Jose Mercury-News, Wall Street Journal, Economist, Fortune, and New York Times. He has written or co-authored more than 25 award-winning books, including Bill and Dave and The Intel Trinity, and co-produced The New Heroes, an Emmy-nominated miniseries on social entrepreneurs. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
About the publisher
Stripe Press publishes ideas for progress in science, technology, and economics. Our collection includes new ideas from emerging and established thinkers and industry leaders, as well as reimagined editions of enduring works. We curate our titles for a global audience of builders and practitioners who are shaping the future of policy and industry.
Stripe Press is based in South San Francisco, with team members across the US and in London. We are a part of the global payments infrastructure company Stripe.
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