Garage to the Boardroom - A Myth or Reality

Silicon Valley began with a garage (or so the story goes). In a small garage in Palo Alto, California, in 1938- 1939, William Hewlett and David Packard experimented with numerous electronic devices, including a prototype for an audio oscillator. That oscillator eventually enabled the pair of entrepreneurs to launch Hewlett-Packard (HP), one of the largest high-tech companies in the world today. Over the next 50 years, numerous technology companies—including Apple, Cisco, and Intel—would be founded in Silicon Valley, the world‟s foremost high-tech region. In 1989, the garage at 367 Addison Avenue was designated California Historic Landmark Number 976 and a sign board declaring “Birthplace of Silicon Valley” was placed at the front of the garage.