New Release!

What Makes Silicon Valley Tick?

by  Tapan Munroe & Mark Westwind

This thriving high-tech region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area is a unique economic environment where bold, new ideas compete and then are transformed into products and services that reshape our world. At the heart of this book are the key elements that make up the core of the Valley’s innovation ecosystem.

Published by Nova Vista Publishing, May 2009

Purchase now from Nova Vista Publishing, by phone at 800-247-6553 or from Amazon.com

“This book does a terrific job of analyzing the innovation economy of Silicon Valley. Understanding the lessons from the Valley’s success at this time of global crisis is of paramount importance to ensure innovation and economic prosperity. It is a must read for leaders of business, venture capitalists, universities and research organizations who would like to replicate the innovative magic of Silicon Valley in their own region.” - Richard C. Atkinson, President Emeritus, University of California

“What Makes Silicon Valley Tick offers a fascinating, up-to-date account of Silicon Valley's enduring vitality. Anyone interested in understanding the region that continues to invent the future should read this insightful book.” - AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean and Professor, School of Information, UC Berkeley

“What Makes Silicon Valley Tick is a tour de force: comprehensive, systematic, authoritative, and highly readable. It showcases what Silicon Valley insiders have known for a long time—that Tapan Munroe is our foremost interpreter and expositor.” - Russell Hancock, President & Chief Executive Officer, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network

Available Now!

Dot-Com to Dot-Bomb
Understanding the Dot-Com Boom, Bust & Resurgence

by  Tapan Munroe

The rush to cash in on the Dot-com Gold Rush was on. But there were serious problems. The dot-com bubble follows the classic pattern of speculative bubbles that economies around the world have experienced for centuries.

Published by Moraga Press, 2004 - Buy now from Amazon.com

Reviews

“Dot-Com to Dot-Bomb is an excellent summary of what went wrong with the Dot.Com revolution of the 1990s. Written with wit and scholarship by Dr. Tapan Munroe, Dot-Com to Dot-Bomb tells us exactly what we need to do ‘next time’ to ensure the revolution does not consume its founders.”

Dr. Ravi Jain, Dean & Professor, School of Engineering & Computer Science, University of the Pacific

“Tapan Munroe draws on insights gained during his career as one of California’s eminent economists to help us understand how and why the Dot.com industry grew so fast, how this compares to other boom-bust cycles in history, and what we can learn from it. It is a must-reading for everyone wanting to learn from the past to prepare for the future.”

Dr. Ted Bradshaw, Assoc. Professor of Community Development, University of California, Davis

Past Publications

Tapan Munroe, ”Resurgence of Internet Businesses Since the Dot-com Bust", keynote speaker, Global Internet Conference, La Salle University, Barcelona, Spain, May 29, 2006

Tapan Munroe, Lon Hatamiya, and Mark Westwind, Deconstruction of Structures: An Overview of Economic Issues, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, forthcoming, 2006.

Tapan Munroe, “Outlook for the Economy-2006”, invited Speaker Fifth Annual Mayors’ Economic Forecast Conference, San Francisco, California, January 13, 2006.

Tapan Munroe, “Dot-Com to Dot Bomb-Understanding the Boom, the Bust, and the Resurgence”, Keynote Speaker, DIAG (Danish Information Technology Application Group) Management Conference – “After the Dot.com Bomb—Planning IT Systems for the Future”, Gl. Avernaes, Funnen, Denmark, September 1-2, 2005

Tapan Munroe, ”Economic Outlook and Issues Facing the Central Valley”, invited speaker, Conference: Next battle Ground For Community Banks - The California Central Valley, Sacramento, California, April 7, 2005

Ted Bradshaw, Tapan Munroe, and Mark Westwind, Economic Development via University based Technology Transfer: Strategies for Non-Elite Universities, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2005

Tapan Munroe, Dot-Com to Dot-Bomb-Understanding the Dot-Com Boom, Bust and Resurgence, Moraga Press, Moraga, California, 2004.

Tapan Munroe and John Anguiano, The Case of San Francisco Bay Area: A regional Success Story in Information Technology and Biotechnology Commercialization, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Comercialisation. Vol. 2, No. 3, 2003