Bill & Dave

Hewlett-Packard has come a long way since its legendary foundling in a tiny Palo Alto garage. In Bill & Dave, journalist Michael S. Malone tells the full story for the first time, based on his exclusive access to corporate and private archives, along with hundreds of interviews. He reveals how some of the most influential products of our time were invented and how a culture of innovation led HP to unparalleled success for decades. It also shows what was really behind the HP Way--the groundbreaking management philosphy that put people ahead of products or profits. There have been attempts in recent years to discredit the HP Way as soft and outdated. But Malone argues that it was a hard-nosed business philosophy that created a ferociously competitive and adaptive company.