The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley

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DESCRPTION:

Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or a 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 have ushered in a new era: redefining neighborhoods, 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, another generation of entrepreneurs is using technology to upend convention and disrupt entire industries. These are the upstarts, idiosyncratic founders with limitless drive and an abundance of self-confidence. Led by such visionaries as Travis Kalanick of Uber and Brian Chesky of Airbnb, they are rewriting the rules of business and often sidestepping serious ethical and legal obstacles in the process.

The Upstarts is the definitive story of two new titans of business and a dawning age of tenacity, conflict and wealth. In Brad Stone's riveting account of the most radical companies of the new Silicon Valley, we discover how it all happened and what it took to change the world.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9780316388412
BY (AUTHOR) Stone, Brad
PUBLISHER : Back Bay Books PUBLICATION DATE : May 15, 2018
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : Back Bay Books
LANGUAGE : English AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback
DIMENSION : 206 mm x 137 mm
WEIGHT : 408 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Economics, Finance, Business & Management
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes