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Big tech may look impervious to competition right now, but then so did Ford and General Motors in the 1950s. The history of American business is littered with dead and/or crippled behemoths. Bradley talks to Adam Fisher, author of the excellent "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, as Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made it Boom', about why it will be competition, not government, that ultimately topples Google, Facebook and the rest.

Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with writer and historian Adam Fisher. His most recent book is Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley. In the second portion of our interview, Chad and Adam discuss the most important moments in Silicon Valley’s history, the corrosive influences that have crept in in the past few decades, and what Adam foresees for the Valley’s future. For the full show notes and more, go to themissiondaily.com. Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org and you’ll get a mission-driven newsletter that will help you start your morning off right.

In this episode, we are joined by writer and speaker, Adam Fisher, to discuss his latest book, Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom). Adam has previously worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of prestigious publications and as Features Editor of New York Magazine and Wired Magazine. The Silicon Valley of today, and why Adam believes the industry is now a game between the old and the young The origins of gaming, and the declining role played by women over the course of its evolution The counterculture of Silicon Valley, and why today's social media obsessed society has corrupted the science of computing Key Takeaways and Learnings Nerd culture: how today's popular culture has been taken over by the less popular Morality: how a social media obsessed world is failing humanity Doing: why the future of computing innovation relies on doing and not talking Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode Get in touch with Adam via Twitter or LinkedIn Adam's website Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom), a book by Adam Fisher The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine, a paper by Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page Kim Stanley Robinson books Innovaton Ecosystem Episode 050 – Hacking Flow: How to Make Outperformance a Habit with Steven Kotler

This week’s episode is brought to you by Holger Seim, Co-founder and CEO of Blinkist. Holger Seim is the Co-founder and CEO of Blinkist, an app that condenses non-fiction books in 15-minute reads. Holger is based in Berlin. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Holger’s work is involved in marketing, business management and it’s focused on the growth of his company. What do you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - Asana (https://asana.com) (iOS/Android/Web) (Both for work and personal tasks) What hardware do you use every day? (phone, laptop, pc) - 13-inch MacBook Air (https://amzn.to/2QDiF4d) - iPhone 8 (https://amzn.to/2NPXs8F) What are your favorite apps/tools for work? (Eg. marketing, designing) - Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com/?aff_id=3559&offer_id=2&transaction_id=10249dabda770a1a419d0f6cba1ca8) (iOS/Android/Web) - Slack (http://slack.com) (iOS/Android/Web/Mac/Windows) - Spotify (http://spotify.com) (iOS/Android/Web/Mac/Windows) - Spark (https://sparkmailapp.com) (iOS/Mac) - Runtastic (https://www.runtastic.com) (iOS/Android) What does your morning routine look like? - Holger wakes up at 7AM, takes a shower and then leaves the house to go to the office, where he plans the day ahead. Do you get moments to pause in your day, if so, what do you do? - He tries to schedule a running session before lunch to free the mind. What book are you reading at the moment? - Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (https://amzn.to/2QBiCGh) by Adam Fisher - Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (https://amzn.to/2NX989S) by Noah Harari - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (https://amzn.to/2QFBALS) by Noah Harari Where can we find you and all of your wonderful things? - Blinkist - here (https://www.blinkist.com/?aff_id=3559&offer_id=2&transaction_id=10249dabda770a1a419d0f6cba1ca8) - LinkedIn - here (https://linkedin.com/in/holgerseim) - Twitter - @hlgrsm (https://twitter.com/hlgrsm) Disclosure: These show notes contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, I will earn a small commission at no extra charge to you. If you choose to use them, thank you for supporting the podcast! All opinions expressed are my own. Special Guest: Holger Seim.

The rumors about Steve Jobs taking acid before dying, Mark Zuckerberg's first business card, and why Silicon Valley is where it is are just some the tales unearthed by Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius. Fisher joins host Blaise Zerega to discuss the culture of Silicon Valley and Steve Jobs' outsized influence upon it, as well as to offer some predictions about its future. From semiconductors to Atari to the PC, their conversation connects the dots to AI, AR, and beyond.   Show notes Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made it Boom by Adam Fisher   Blaise Zerega (left) and Adam Fisher at the Donatello Studio on July 26, 2018. (Image credit: Philip Dudchuk) Vanity Fair excerpt: “Google was not a normal place”: Brin, Page, and Mayer on the accidental birth of the company that changed everything Wired excerpt: Sex, beer, and coding: inside Facebook's wild early years Smithsonian excerpt: What Will Be the Next Big Thing to Come Out of Silicon Valley? Reception and reviews (2:07) New York Magazine New York Times Kirkus Reviews The National Book Review Culture and geography (8:07) William Shockley (Wikipedia) Nolan Bushnell (WIkipedia) Steve Jobs (Wikipedia) The importance of Atari to Apple (12:22) Steve Jobs spirituality, death, and memorial service (15:55) Neem Karoli Baba Ram Dass Did Steve Jobs take LSD before dying? (17:04) Steve Jobs Memorial Held (The Wall Street Journal) Steve Jobs' official cause of death released (The Telegraph) Future of Silicon Valley (19:45) Kevin Kelly The Big Bang Theory HBO's Silicon Valley How Green Was My Valley (Wikipedia) We want to hear from you Please send us your comments, suggested topics, and questions for future episodes: Email: hello@all-turtles.com Twitter: @allturtlesco with hashtag #askAT For more from All Turtles, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to our newsletter on our website.

Adam Fisher, author of "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom," talks about the libertarian roots of tech and how the Valley ended up (nearly) all-in on Clinton in 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer Adam Fisher talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new oral history, 'Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley.' Fisher interviewed some of tech's biggest names for the book, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, but he discovered that "the most interesting, unfiltered, real stories" often came from people who were never in the spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, Trump’s press conference with Putin and the red herrings involved. Silicon Valley is steeped in self-made mythology, with stories about giants like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and Marissa Mayer. But how did Silicon Valley really come into being? Adam Fisher, whose new book is Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, joins us to discuss where it all started—and the valley’s potential future. In the Spiel, how journalists should respond to criticisms of the media and how they should hold talk show guests accountable.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we talk about change, about creative disruption, about all the ways that the world, both local and global is different, it all seems to have it’s genesis in Silicon Valley. The games, the apps, the communication and the nature of life and work itself. But these changes were not the result of some kind technological immaculate conception. Sure they were engineered, and 0s and 1s and transistors were all a part. But this also had a cultural underpinning, based on the people, the characters and often the geniuses that migrated to the Valley Hollywood is often been referred to as High School with money. If that’s true, then Silicon Valley has all the element of Hollywood, but its results have truly changed the world. Capturing the zeitgeist of the Valley though all its’ ups and downs is Adam Fisher in his book Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom) My conversation with Adam Fisher: