Episode 11: Xerox Goes After HP, The “Grand-Daddy” of Silicon Valley & Shows Sustained Innovation Is Hard!

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In this episode of we talk about the historic news that Xerox is trying to acquire HP. This is remarkable on many levels, because HP, founded in 1939, is considered to be the “grand-daddy” of Silicon Valley. The HP garage, located in Palo Alto, considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley, is listed in the “National Register of Historic US Places Countless successful startups, also launched in garages from San Jose to San Francisco, were also created by entrepreneurs who worked at HP, including Apple. Xerox, 3X smaller than HP in terms of market capitalization and with 5X less revenue in comparison to HP, is making a truly remarkable play. Join us for this incredible story!