We published this map during Micro Week, but let's take a trip back down memory lane and the hallowed halls of Silicon Valley history for the greatest micro tradition of them all: The humble origins of the Bay Area startup.
The "humble beginnings in a garage" narrative is one of the great foundation myths of Silicon Valley. But it's not all just marketing talk—a great many of the region's biggest companies really did begin in apartments, garages, hotels, and refrigerator-sized offices in obscure buildings little more than four walls and a door before growing up to take over huge swaths of iconic real estate.
Here's our survey a few of the structural saplings from which impressive, multi-billion dollar trees have grown.
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