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Ultimately, a well-fed employee is likely a happier, more productive employee. And that may be why many Silicon Valley companies have started offering their workers free meals as a perk, too, in addition to many other office amenities.

Peter Thiel: "There continues to be a certain antipathy by Wall Street banks toward Silicon Valley companies where they don't quite believe it's real" A prominent Facebook investor and director accused Wall Street of undervaluing the LinkedIn initial public offering earlier this month, contributing to the doubling of its shares on opening day.

Palo Alto, California(PRESS RELEASE – January 29, 2010) — Five Silicon Valley start-up companies recently toured and met with high level executives from businesses in the North of England as part of their award for the inaugural Geeks Going Global pitch challenge.

The companies—Equilibrium, Visuvi, CrowdZone, LinkedNow and Hear Planet—were given a chance to follow several other successful Silicon Valley enterprises that have planted their roots in the sought-after North of England region.