Through extensive interviews with Dutch entrepreneurs working in the area, Maas and Ester show that Silicon Valley is above all a mind-set: a belief in thinking, with passion and ambition, far beyond the here and now.

For decades now, Silicon Valley has been the home of the future. It's the birthplace of the world's most successful high-tech companies-including Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. So what's the secret? What is it about Silicon Valley that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation?

With 'Silicon Valley, Planet Startup', Arne Maas and Peter Ester argue that the answer lies in Silicon Valley's culture-a corporate culture that values risk-taking, creativity, invention, and sharing. Through extensive interviews with Dutch entrepreneurs working in the area, Maas and Ester show that Silicon Valley is above all a mind-set: a belief in thinking, with passion and ambition, far beyond the here and now. Scholars and business people and budding entrepreneurs alike are sure to find both inspiration and illumination in the stories and analyses Maas and Ester have assembled here.