Podcast #51 | Margaret O'Mara: "Silicon Valley is a Truly Distinctive American Story."

In episode #51 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Margaret O’Mara, the Howard & Frances Keller Endowed Professor of History at the University of Washington.

Margaret writes and teaches about the growth of the high-tech economy, the history of U.S. politics, and the connections between the two.

In this podcast, Evan talks to Margaret about her book “The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America” (published in 2019). They cover the origin story of the region, startups, the founder narrative, historical figures, culture, venture capital, dual-class shares, and other aspects relevant to corporate governance.

You can listen to the episode directly at https://boardroom-governance.com/episodes/margaret-omara (where you can find the show notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as in: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.

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