Deliverance
Miguel launched a San Diego regional commuter airline serving the southwest United States and Baja California, Mexico.
Miguel successfully created an expansive renewable energy conglomerate involved in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics in Hong Kong.
He feels he won many battles but lost the war, as COVID and travel quarantines shut him down.
A published Kauffman Foundation study famously categorized his relentless efforts as a foolish entrepreneurial gamble.
The Honorable Manuel Hidalgo - Father
Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico
The Venerable Ann Hidalgo - Mother
Train Models
Central Pacific Railroad (1861) "The Big Four"
- Leeland Stanford
- Collis Huntington
- Charles Crocker
- Mark Hopkins
Role Models
Elon Musk
(2020) "The Big One"
Mr. Elon Musk is a spectacular human being! He is the tycoon of the 21st century.
- SpaceX
- Tesla
- SolarCity
- The Boring Company
- Neuralink
"The PayPal Mafia"
Mr. Peter Thiel is simply brilliant as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and thinker.
Alongside peers like Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman, members of the legendary "PayPal Mafia," his meticulous approach has helped shape modern Silicon Valley.
Miguel dreams of experiencing that kind of foundational innovation firsthand, wishing he could have been there at the very beginning when Fairchild Semiconductor started.
He remains deeply grateful for how these leaders expanded the boundaries of technology and human potential.
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Fairchild Semiconductor Industries
Silicon Valley: How Stanford, Science, and War made Tech History, by Margaret O'Mara
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | Silicon Valley - Clip 1 | PBS
The Magnificent Peter Thiel
The Legendary Pal Pal Mafia
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
featuring Reid Hoffman & Peter Thiel
Mr. Elon Musk
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