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World Service,31 Aug 2010,25 mins

In at the start: Silicon Valley

Global Business

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This week on Global Business, Peter Day visits one of the most creative places on the planet, Silicon Valley. He visits 165 University Avenue, a building famous as the original home of companies like Google, Paypal and Logitech. He talks to the landlord Saeed Amidi about this "lucky building" and his new venture Plug and Play - a suite of offices for start-ups with added extras such as events where venture capitalists and start ups can meet.

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