The founders had come up with 13 initiatives, and Morgan dropped three of them because they didn't have enough support. Then she started putting together teams and trying to make things happen. The people who have joined those teams are one of Joint Venture's greatest strengths. And keeping them on board has been one of Morgan's greatest accomplishments. Morgan handles those issues with grace and panache.
Silicon Valley is already an easier place to do business.
We don't want people leaving because they don't like the way they get treated at City Hall. Companies are getting treated a lot better. Through Joint Venture, big Silicon Valley firms, including Hewlett-Packard and National Semiconductor, have loaned out experts to help towns streamline their permitting processes. Sunnyvale, for one, has taken its permitting process from 110 steps down to 36. Contractors who build in San Carlos, Sunnyvale, and San Jose will now be working with one simplified set of regulations.