The HP Way
How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company

Incredible little book about what was once one of the best places to work. I might have been brainwashed by the old-time HPers that I used to work with, but I think the ideas in this book on how to run a company are excellent. The presentation is simple and to-the-point, with some good stories to go......more

I read this book to better understand the culture of my new employer, the Hewlett Foundation. I ended up learning so much. Until recently I had mistakenly thought that HP was a computer company that eventually got into the printer business. I didn’t realize that HP started out as a scientific instru......more

I read this in the 6th grade for a project on a famous person. Looking back I'm such a nerd. My dad worked for HP and I think was proud of ne for reading such a book!......more

"Everywhere I look I see the potential for growth, for discovery far greater than anything we have seen in the twentieth century." (David Packard, The HP Way, Page 192) David Packard, the founder of HP, autographs the founding of his company and his relationship with Bill Hewlett, the co-founder. Bot......more

As the title indicate this book is about the story of Hewlett Packard as told by one of the founding partners David Packard. This book offers a corporate history of how the company started from the infamous garage into a global enterprise, but more importantly focuses on the guiding principles on wh......more