The Silicon Valley Caravan: What Sets the Tech Upstarts Apart?

Recently, Boston College professors Gerald C. Kane and John Gallaugher toured San Francisco Bay Area technology companies. They visited a total of twenty-four companies, ranging from large, established technology giants to late-stage and mid-stage startups to various venture capital financed companies.

Kane had taken part in the same tour four years earlier, while Gallaugher does this trip roughly twice a year.  Kane, was amazed by how much things keep changing in Silicon Valley, especially when compared to the rate of change at most e.....