(Note: Although we appreciate their contributions to these studies, companies with few employees are not listed because of anonymity and human subjects considerations.)

Adobe
Graphics software gurus.

Apple
The original Other computer people.

Cisco Systems
The plumbers of the internet.

Communiversity
CommUniverCity San José brings together the City of San José, San José State University and the communities of Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace through service and learning.

Hewlett Packard
Pioneers of the Silicon Valley Way.

The Institute for the Future
Yes, not only friends and funders, but informants too.

San Jose Mercury News
The newspaper of Silicon Valley.

SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)
The National Lab that leads global physics research.

The Tech Museum of Innovation
An interactive educational resource aimed at inspiring the tinkerer in all of us.

Career Action Center
A nonprofit professional career management service.