Deborah Perry Piscione

I learned how to divide people into an us versus them, because in Washington, D.C., it is all about politics. You're a Democrat, a Republican for the bill, against the bill. There really is two camps.

I learned how to divide people into an us versus them, because in Washington, D.C., it is all about politics. You're a Democrat, a Republican for the bill, against the bill. There really is two camps.

in that regard and i also learned how to put fear in people because when you put fear in people you can increase viewership at your respective on television network that you're at and you can also increase political contributions if you're putting fear into people so i just thought Everybody worked this way. This is the way things were.

in that regard and i also learned how to put fear in people because when you put fear in people you can increase viewership at your respective on television network that you're at and you can also increase political contributions if you're putting fear into people so i just thought Everybody worked this way. This is the way things were.

I never realized that there were other cultures out there in the way that things got done. So in 2006, my husband and I moved out here and I quickly realized how the shift in the questions and how people introduce themselves. I was so used to Washington, D.C., two questions. Where did you go to school? Who do you work for?

I never realized that there were other cultures out there in the way that things got done. So in 2006, my husband and I moved out here and I quickly realized how the shift in the questions and how people introduce themselves. I was so used to Washington, D.C., two questions. Where did you go to school? Who do you work for?

And then suddenly I came into this culture where it was, how can I help you? And that very question came up at a Starbucks three weeks after being here. And I was standing in line at a Starbucks. Someone noticed I was new in our little small town right near Stanford University and asked me, how can I help you?

And then suddenly I came into this culture where it was, how can I help you? And that very question came up at a Starbucks three weeks after being here. And I was standing in line at a Starbucks. Someone noticed I was new in our little small town right near Stanford University and asked me, how can I help you?

And because of that very meeting, a couple of weeks later, I was sitting down with one of the premier venture capitalists, Claytor Perkins. And that venture capitalist said, I like you, figure out something to do. I'm going to fund you. And because of that funding and my first company that I ended up building out with my co-founder, that company sold 18 months later.

And because of that very meeting, a couple of weeks later, I was sitting down with one of the premier venture capitalists, Claytor Perkins. And that venture capitalist said, I like you, figure out something to do. I'm going to fund you. And because of that funding and my first company that I ended up building out with my co-founder, that company sold 18 months later.

And I realized what a unique culture Silicon Valley truly is. It's collaborative. You often work with your competitors. It's for the greater good. It's not about competition. money or power or greed at the forefront. It's more about how can I contribute in a way to changing the world?

And I realized what a unique culture Silicon Valley truly is. It's collaborative. You often work with your competitors. It's for the greater good. It's not about competition. money or power or greed at the forefront. It's more about how can I contribute in a way to changing the world?

And so from that experience, I ended up writing the book Secrets of Silicon Valley that got picked up in 39 countries around the world. It made the New York Times bestseller list. And I realized that having this perspective

And so from that experience, I ended up writing the book Secrets of Silicon Valley that got picked up in 39 countries around the world. It made the New York Times bestseller list. And I realized that having this perspective

of not being from silicon valley really gave me an interesting view on how things could be and how things should be so i was really the first person to attempt to write what this culture was about and if you wanted to try to adopt a similar alchemy These were the characteristics, the mindset and the culture that you need to bring to the forefront in order to make it successful.

of not being from silicon valley really gave me an interesting view on how things could be and how things should be so i was really the first person to attempt to write what this culture was about and if you wanted to try to adopt a similar alchemy These were the characteristics, the mindset and the culture that you need to bring to the forefront in order to make it successful.

So really in Silicon Valley, I very much did a build a company, write a book, go on a speaking tour, wash and repeat. So I built out six companies. This is my sixth book coming out and continue to be on a global speaking tour, not only teaching the Silicon Valley ecosystem,

So really in Silicon Valley, I very much did a build a company, write a book, go on a speaking tour, wash and repeat. So I built out six companies. This is my sixth book coming out and continue to be on a global speaking tour, not only teaching the Silicon Valley ecosystem,

risk-taking to enable innovation but also an innovation process that is a bottoms-up process where any person in any quarter of the company can bring forth good ideas and of course this next book employment is dead how do you make this transformation from the traditional into the era of ai and web 3 technologies

risk-taking to enable innovation but also an innovation process that is a bottoms-up process where any person in any quarter of the company can bring forth good ideas and of course this next book employment is dead how do you make this transformation from the traditional into the era of ai and web 3 technologies