Palo Alto in 60 Seconds

Citations: https://www.historyolympiad.com/ -------------------Palo Alto in 60 Seconds is created in partnership with the Palo Alto City Library  Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org ------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit https://midpenmedia.org/

For the final episode of the series, listen to the amazing story of entrepreneur Anne Wojcicki, an entrepreneur who is changing the landscape of genetic testing.  -------------------- Citations:  https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/SPACs https://blog.23andme.com/ https://biodesign.stanford.edu/our-impact/stories/From-the-Innovators-Workbench-Anne-Wojcicki-CEO-23andme.html https://www.forbes.com/profile/anne-wojcicki/?sh=78858a0b5b9f https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/17/how-wojcicki-sisters-grew-up-to-become-highly-successful-ceos-doctor.htm -------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds is created in partnership with the Palo Alto City Library  Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org -------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit https://midpenmedia.org/

Episode #5 will trace Indian American Romesh Wadhwani’s spectacular rise to the Silicon Valley Icons’ Hall of Fame. --------------------- Citations:  https://www.motivepartners.com/team/romesh-wadhwani https://ffnews.com/people/romesh-wadhwani/ https://www.wfglobal.org/who-we-are/--------------------- Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org --------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit https://midpenmedia.org/

From Harvard drop-out to the 5th richest man in the world, take a listen to Facebook’s and its CEO’s story in our 4th Episode. --------------------- Citations:  https://history-computer.com/mark-zuckerberg-complete-biography/ https://about.meta.com/media-gallery/executives/mark-zuckerberg/ ​​https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-facebook-and-the-true-meaning-of-meta https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/24/billionaire-mark-zuckerberg-success-like-mine-only-happens-with-luck.html --------------------- Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org --------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit https://midpenmedia.org/

Episode #3 explores the life of Steve Jobs, who not only founded an awe-inspiring tech company Apple but also led a cultural transformation in many other industries. --------------------- Citations:  https://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269891/laurene-powell-jobs/ https://www.forbes.com/profile/laurene-powell-jobs/?sh=5c02bc9f704f--------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds is created in partnership with the Palo Alto City Library  Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org --------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit: https://midpenmedia.org/

Episode #2 covers the second-most famous entrepreneur-duo of Silicon Valley, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, whose vision spawned the growth of the region's technology sector. --------------------------------- Citations:  https://hewlett.org/ https://www.packard.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hewlett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Packard http://images.pahistory.org/talltree/TT-2006-03.pdf--------------------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds is created in partnership with the Palo Alto City Library  Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org --------------------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit: https://midpenmedia.org/

Episode #1 is about the most famous entrepreneur-duo of Silicon Valley, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin, and traces the journey of the iconic company, Google. --------------------- Citations: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-google-14820930 https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/our-story/ https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_page_where_s_google_going_next --------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds is created in partnership with the Palo Alto City Library  Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org --------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about their projects and mission visit: https://midpenmedia.org/

Join local teen historian, Abhivir, for a dive into the innovators and entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley! Episode 1 drops February 1st! Follow us: ⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources and more! ⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org

Podcast #6 talks about everybody’s favorite topic, which is, Palo Alto’s restaurants. This podcast features restaurants with a history as well as a following and offers suggestions for visiting eateries in Palo Alto for a bite of history on your upcoming visit to the area. -------------------- Citations: http://www.pahistory.org/ https://www.pastheritage.org/ https://www.alpineinnpv.com/ https://www.vinaenoteca.com/about/ --------------------- Follow us: ⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org

Podcast #5 talks about Mr. Bo Crane who is a passionate Palo Alto Historian. No series on Palo Alto History would be complete without him. -------------------- Citations: https://padailypost.com/tag/bo-crane/ https://www.c-span.org/person/?119934/BoCrane https://www.thesixfifty.com/author/bo-crane/ http://www.pahistory.org/ https://www.pastheritage.org/ --------------------- Follow us: ⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources and more! ⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org