Ask HN: Where to go in Silicon Valley

#1

Post by leecho0 » Thu, Nov 17, 2011, 5:12 AM UTC

Hi, long time lurker here. Our Taiwan-based startup is going to LA for Red Herring Global 100 contest, and I plan on visiting Silicon Valley for a few days while I'm there. Any tips on where to go and what to see to get to know the startup culture there?

Already got some connections to go to see 500 startups, Apple, and a few other companies there. I'd appreciate any suggestions or intros to awesome places.

Re: Ask HN: Where to go in Silicon Valley

#2

Post by notacylon » Thu, Nov 17, 2011, 6:20 AM UTC

http://paulgraham.com/seesv.html http://steveblank.com/2011/02/22/a-visitors-guide-to-silicon...

Re: Ask HN: Where to go in Silicon Valley

#3

Post by michaelpinto » Thu, Nov 17, 2011, 6:55 AM UTC

Steve Jobs' Garage: 2066 Crist Drive, Los Altos, California -- N 37o 20' x W122o 04' http://cicorp.com/Apple/garage/index.htm

HP Garage, 367 Addison Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94309 http://www.yelp.com/biz/hp-garage-palo-alto

Re: Ask HN: Where to go in Silicon Valley

#4

Post by leecho0 » Thu, Nov 17, 2011, 8:03 AM UTC

michaelpinto wrote: post #3

Steve Jobs' Garage: 2066 Crist Drive, Los Altos, California -- N 37o 20' x W122o 04' http://cicorp.com/Apple/garage/index.htm HP Garage, 367 Addison Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94309 http://www.yelp.com/biz/hp-garage-palo-alto

are they open to visitors?

Re: Ask HN: Where to go in Silicon Valley

#5

Post by NonEUCitizen » Thu, Nov 17, 2011, 9:30 AM UTC

Computer History Museum, http://www.computerhistory.org/

Fry's Electronics, http://www.frys.com/ac/storelocator/index.jsp Sunnyvale store is best

Also, Monte Jade is an SV-Taiwan organization: http://www.montejade.org/

Re: Ask HN: Where to go in Silicon Valley

#6

Post by michaelpinto » Thu, Nov 17, 2011, 11:29 AM UTC

leecho0 wrote: post #4

michaelpinto wrote: post #3

Steve Jobs' Garage: 2066 Crist Drive, Los Altos, California -- N 37o 20' x W122o 04' http://cicorp.com/Apple/garage/index.htm HP Garage, 367 Addison Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94309 http://www.yelp.com/biz/hp-garage-palo-alto

are they open to visitors?

The Steve Jobs one isn't but HP does own the HP one — but I'm not sure if it's open to the public.