“Piscione offers a bird's-eye view of one of the most exceptional economic ecosystems in the U.S., which is sure to interest entrepreneurs and leaders alike.” —Publishers Weekly

“A valuable glimpse of a mecca of innovation.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A mixture of captivating history and thought-provoking anecdotes. Perry Piscione gives you an appreciation for both the legends that built Silicon Valley and the visionaries who continue to reinvent it all over again.” —Barbara Corcoran, Investor, Co-host ABC Shark Tank

“Perry Piscione shows how innovation is the religion Silicon Valley believes in, the sport they play and the air they breathe. Secrets of Silicon Valley shows how living and working in Silicon Valley creates a culture that celebrates success like nowhere else.” —Vijay Govindarajan, professor at Tuck at Dartmouth and author of NYT and WSJ Best Seller Reverse Innovation

“A must read. Deborah Perry Piscione captures the importance of unregulated freedom and the societal pride around Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial heroes.” —Tim Draper, Founder & Managing Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

“A powerful combination of history, original reporting and anthropological observation, Perry Piscione dares every politician in America -- or better, the world -- to discover the secrets of Silicon Valley's success and its continuous cycles of innovation.” —U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia

“Perry Piscione has opened a window into the great mystery of what moves Silicon Valley's engine. Every corporate executive, policymaker, and entrepreneur should take a peek into how this prolific community does its business.” —Eric Dezenhall, CEO, Dezenhall Resources and author of Damage Control

“The only way to describe Jamis (perhaps Silicon Valley's version of Donald Trump) and how powerful Buck's restaurant is, is to share that on any given day it is the gathering of the most powerful venture capitalists to CEO's to the over 100 media outlets that visits per year to the foreign delegations who will hang out at Buck's for days to figure out how Silicon Valley works.” —Jamis MacNiven, owner of Buck's restaurant, Woodside California