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In the first episode Alexander talks about the unique history of Silicon Valley. He visited historic sites in the area such as the prestigious Stanford University, the HP Garage (also known as the cradle of Silicon Valley) and the legendary Homebrew Computer Club, where famous Apple pioneers such as Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in the 70s and '80 exchanged ideas as hobbyists. Alexander also speaks with the old professor of Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who encouraged them to pursue the idea of a possible search engine for the Internet.
The second part is about the most important companies and the vibrant culture of shrewd investors and internet entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. A culture of courage, to change the world, unprecedented hard work, to go bankrupt and rise again.
Alexander shows how some programmers work until they drop, literally. His visits include Google, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, which a few weeks ago reached the news: Alexander was the first ever to have camera crew access to this mysterious organization.
In the third installment Alexander teaches about the future and the technology that we can expect from Silicon Valley in the coming years. Such as Google Glass, the futuristic glasses that allow you to be permanently plugged in to the digital world. Or a personal drone, which takes you on vacation and does the shopping for you. And of course the self-propelled car, which is no longer a dream in Silicon Valley.
