There must be something magical about starting a company in a garage. We’ve heard legendary stories repeated over the years—a few rogue innovators set up shop in someone’s garage and create the beginnings of massive success. Stories might come to mind like Jobs and Wozniak, and Hewlett and Packard. They conjure up images of secretive prototyping, overnight brainstorming and tinkering, and change-the-world vision. It makes you wonder what is it about garages and innovation? Is it about a being in a space where you can’t damage anything, or where you won’t be bothered? Is it about being in a place that’s hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and probably a bit dusty? Is it really about the garage at all?
Image: The HP Garage Image courtesy of www.hpmuseum.org
