The Upstarts
How Uber, Airbnb and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
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The Upstarts
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Mr Dean Temple
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Brad Stone
About this listen
New York Times best-selling author of The Everything Store Brad Stone takes us deep inside the new Silicon Valley.
Ten years ago the idea of getting into a stranger's car or walking into a stranger's home would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online. Uber and Airbnb are household names: redefining neighbourhoods, challenging the way governments regulate business and changing the way we travel.
In the spirit of iconic Silicon Valley renegades like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, a new generation of entrepreneurs is sparking yet another cultural upheaval through technology. They are among the Upstarts, idiosyncratic founders with limitless drive and an abundance of self-confidence. Young, hungry and brilliant, they are rewriting the traditional rules of business, changing our day-to-day lives and often sidestepping serious ethical and legal obstacles in the process.
The Upstarts is the definitive account of a dawning age of tenacity, creativity, conflict and wealth. In Brad Stone's highly anticipated and riveting account of the most radical companies of the new Silicon Valley, we find out how it all started and how the world is wildly different than it was 10 years ago.
©2017 Brad Stone (P)2017 Penguin Random House UKWhat listeners say about The Upstarts
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- William
- 11-09-2017
So good!
Great stories and insights on Uber & Airbnb, learnt a lot about business and tactics listening to this book.
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- Jamie
- 11-07-2017
Great book, a bit heavy on regulations
Great book. A little too heavy on regulations for my liking, but there are golden nuggets of insight here.
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- Ondrej Geryk
- 06-01-2020
Interesting read (listen)
Quite interesting to see insights of these start-ups ... could be little bit more in detail thought
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- Hayley
- 05-10-2017
Fascinating
Easy to listen to and well written. A clear insight into the world of the rapidly growing tech companies. A fascinating journey for anyone entering the startup world.
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- April
- 14-10-2017
A must for entrepreneurs who want to create something big
It's a fantastic book that lets you see the massive tech giants as what they really are, as a couple of like minded people who got together and had a vision of the world that wasn't created yet. It lets you see the process of building an empire and the hoops each start up had to jump through just to make it into 2017. Definitely recommend this book.
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