557. Beyond The Myth of Silicon Valley’s Origins feat. Margaret O’Mara

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc · Jun 23, 2025 · 51m

You know what they say — Silicon Valley wasn’t built in a day, nor was it built by just a small group of tech gurus. In fact, the origin story of the Valley is a complex story involving government, industry, and academia.Margaret O’Mara is a history professor at the University of Washington. Her latest book, The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America gives an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the tech empire, and how it’s grown into an economic engine. Margaret and Greg discuss the significant role the government played in the early days of Silicon Valley, key…