An Introduction to Silicon Valley's Landscape and Top Companies was prepared to cater to a Japanese audience. In Japan, we receive very little news and updates about the latest in Silicon Valley technologies. As such, this is an overview of the captivating facts and fundamental information that everyone should know.

1. INTRODUCING
SILICON VALLEY
JULIE TAEKO GRAMLICH
KYOTO UNIVERSITY
JULY 2017
HTTP://JULIEGRAMLICH.ORG/

2. PERSONAL BACKGROUND

3. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
UC Berkeley 2011 // B.A. in Political Economy
Google, Equilar, Selligent, etc. // Corporate Marketing
Manager
Monbukagakusho Scholarship Recipient // Female
Entrepreneurship
Masters in Economics at Kyoto University // Graduating
in October 2019
LinkedIn

4. Published 18 Interviews
with Women Entrepreneurs
Themes //
Positive Mentality
Hardworking
Generally Self-financed
Company (sometimes with
small loans from family
members)
Took Calculated Risks
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

5. SILICON VALLEY OVERVIEW

6. “Silicon Valley” includes more
than 20 cities!
From SF to Silicon Valley
 By Car: ~40 minutes without
traffic
 ~1.5 hours with traffic
 By Public Transportation: ~2
Hours
LOCATION

7.  Home to the largest number of
millionaires.
 One of the most expensive areas in the
world.
 $25 billion in VC Funding Available.
 Order anything from your phone: dog
walking service, home cleaning
services, food, alcoholic drinks, etc.
 Biotechnology apps: check your heart
health, sign up for clinical trials, learn
about oncology, etc.
CAPTIVATING FACTS

8. SILICON VALLEY COMPANIES

9. Monthly Users: Over
1.94 Billion
Average Time Spent
on Facebook,
Instagram &
Messenger: 50 minutes
Employees: 17K Full-
Time
Based in Menlo Park,
CA close to Stanford
University
FACEBOOK

10. Awarded: Best Company to
Work For in 2017 by Forbes!
Employees: 72K Full-Time
Initiatives: Created Women
Will in Japan to help women
re-enter the workforce
Based in Mountain View, CA
// Closer to San Jose, CA
GOOGLE // ALPHABET

11. Employees: ~4K around
the world
Monthly Active Users:
313 million
Accounts outside of the
US: 79%
Languages Supported:
40+
Based in San Francisco,
CA
TWITTER

12.  Amazon Employees Overall:
341K
 Amazon Lab 126: Innovative
Research & Development
Company
 Purpose: Designs & Engineers
High-Profile Consumer
Electronic Devices
 Examples: Fire tablets, Kindle
e-readers, Amazon Fire TV, and
Amazon Echo.
 Based in Sunnyvale, CA with
offices in Cupertino & SF.
AMAZON LAB126

13.  Employees: 30K around the
world
 As of Dec. 2016, Tesla has
sold over 186K cars
worldwide.
 New Model 3: $35K and will
be delivered in mid-2018!
 Founder Elon Musk is the
CEO of 3 companies: Tesla
Motors, Neuralink & SpaceX.
 Manufacturing Facility is
based in Fremont, CA.
TESLA

14. THE END