You only have to be right once
the unprecedented rise of the instant tech billionaires
Forbes
Lane, Randall
1968-
creator
text
biography
nyu
2014
monographic
eng
xii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill ; 24 cm
"The ultimate insider's look at the newest titans of tech, from the editorial team at Forbes. Silicon Valley's new billionaires are an unconventional breed, turning ideas into money at a rate never before seen in human history. Their ascension proves a turning point in how great fortunes are made and how technology disseminates. Among these golden boys are: Elon Musk, billionaire bachelor and founder of Paypal, electric carmaker Tesla, and private space company SpaceX; Evan Spiegel, 23-year old founder of Snapchat, who recently turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook; and Alex Karp, the eccentric philosopher with almost no tech background who turned Palantir into a data-mining champion. Over the last three years, Forbes has published indepth profiles of this new batch of billionaires, including the founders of Spotify, Dropbox, Tumblr, and Twitter. Now, in a compilation introduced and updated by Forbes editor Randall Lane, fans and critics alike will get a comprehensive look at who these super-entrepreneurs are and what they say about their own success and their plans for the future"--
Chapter 1 Sean Parker, Facebook: Master of Disruption 1 --
Chapter 2 Drew Houston, Dropbox: No More Hot Pockets 17 --
Chapter 3 Elon Musk, Tesla Motors and SpaceX: Inside the Mind of Iron Man 29 --
Chapter 4 Kevin Systrom, Instagram: No Revenues? No Revenue Model? No Problem! 41 --
Chapter 5 Daniel Ek, Spotify: Hacking the Music Industry 55 --
Chapter 6 Aaron Levie, Box: The Man Who Would Be Gates 69 --
Chapter 7 Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Square: Jack of All Trades 81 --
Chapter 8 David Karp, Tumblr: The $1 Billion Art Project 93 --
Chapter 9 Nick Woodman, GoPro: Chasing the Thrillionaire 107 --
Chapter 10 Brian Chesky, Airbnb: The Sharing Economy's Broker 119 --
Chapter 11 Alex Karp, Palantir: Meet Big Brother 127 --
Chapter 12 Pejman Nozad, Angel Investor: Silicon Valley's Cinderella 143 --
Chapter 13 Evan Spiegel, Snapchat: The $3 Billion Bet 155 --
Chapter 14 Palmer Luckey, Oculus VR: Virtual Reality, Tangible Fortune 171 --
Chapter 15 Adi Tatarko, Houzz: Breaking into the Boy's Club 183 --
Chapter 16 Jan Koum, WhatsApp: The Face of the American Dream 193.
Randall Lane, and the staff of Forbes.
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HC 102.5 L266y 2014
384.3/3092273
9781591847663 (hardcover)
1591847664 (hardcover)
2014022221
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