David Packard

David Packard (1912–1996) was an American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Hewlett-Packard with Bill Hewlett and led the company as president and chief executive.

Bill Hewlett: Bill Hewlett (1913–2001) was an American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Hewlett-Packard with David Packard. Hewlett was Packard’s college friend, business partner, and fellow founder.
Stanford University: Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California, founded in 1885. Packard studied electrical engineering there and met Hewlett.
Management by walking around: Management by walking around is a practice in which leaders regularly visit employees and observe work directly. Packard and Hewlett used informal contact with employees as part of HP’s management style.
Packard's Law: Packard’s Law states that a company grows in proportion to its ability to attract talented people. The principle summarizes Packard’s emphasis on hiring and organizational capacity as limits on growth.
Frederick Terman: Frederick Terman was a Stanford professor and administrator who promoted entrepreneurship among Stanford engineers. Terman encouraged Packard and Hewlett to build a company after graduating from Stanford.
Hewlett-Packard: Hewlett-Packard was an American technology company founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939. It was the company Packard and Hewlett created in a Palo Alto garage.
HP Way: The HP Way is Hewlett-Packard’s management philosophy emphasizing trust, employee autonomy, and decentralized decision-making. Packard helped establish the company culture later described by this name.
Packard Humanities Institute: The Packard Humanities Institute is a nonprofit foundation supporting archaeology, conservation, and scholarly projects. Packard founded it to support cultural preservation and research.
Lewis E. Platt: Lewis E. Platt was an American business executive who led Hewlett-Packard as chief executive from 1992 to 1999. Platt succeeded Packard as HP’s chief executive.
HP Model 200A: The HP Model 200A was an audio oscillator introduced by Hewlett-Packard in 1939. The oscillator was HP’s first product and its early commercial success.

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