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David Packard provides a firsthand account of how two friends turned a single car garage into the foundation of Silicon Valley. This memoir chronicles the early days of Hewlett Packard, beginning with a simple coin toss to name the company and evolving into a global electronics leader. It explores the personal partnership between Packard and Bill Hewlett, detailing how their shared values shaped …

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Entrepreneurship David Packard History Leadership Nonfiction Startup Autobiography book Management Business Technology Biography David Kirby with Karen Lewis

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