So when I first started reading the press coverage of Anna Wiener’s new memoir, Uncanny Valley, I was worried that it would be yet another example of the traditional media’s current love of attacking Silicon Valley.Īfter reading the entire book, however, I am pleased to report that Wiener’s memoir, while it certainly reflects her personal point of view as a member of the traditional media (she had worked in publishing before moving to the Bay Area, and currently writes for The New Yorker), does a good job of presenting life in Silicon Valley (or more precisely, the startup scene in San Francisco) in an honest and even sympathetic way. In other words, I have been ensconced in the heart of Silicon Valley for the majority of my life, and the vast majority of my adult and professional life. Since then, other than a five-year stint in Boston (or rather, Cambridge), I have lived in Silicon Valley, all within a five mile radius of my original freshman dorm. I first came to Silicon Valley in the Fall of 1990, when I started my freshman year at Stanford. “Fish do not see water.” ( Count Hayashi)
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