“So Facebook, born of the open Internet that knocked down the traditional barriers to information, becomes a gatekeeper itself. It now has an inordinate power to control a good part of the national discussion should it choose to do so, a role it shares with Silicon Valley competitors like Google and…”— Jim Rutenberg, nytimes.com
“For Silicon Valley, the media spotlight is a relatively recent phenomenon. Most executives and venture capitalists are accustomed to dealing with acquiescent trade journalists and a dazzled mainstream media, who will typically play along with embargoes, join in enthusiasm for new products, and hew t…”— Nick Denton, gawker.com
“Silicon Valley is, at its core, a caustic long-form portrayal of the mediocrity at the heart of the American dream.”— David Sims, theatlantic.com
“In Silicon Valley, the information that wants to be free is almost always the information that belongs to someone else.”— Robert Levine, amazon.com