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Readers . . . will find a real-life 'The Office,' Silicon Valley version, alternately comical and poignant.-New York Times?This systematic analysis of everyday life inside a tech startup dissects the logic of venture capital and its consequences for entrepreneurs, workers, and societies. In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some blame harmful algorithms or greedy CEOs.Behind the Startup focuses instead on the role of capital and the influence of financiers. Drawing on nineteen months of participant-observation research inside a successful Silicon Valley startup, this book examines how the company was organized to meet the needs of the venture capital investors who funded it. Investors push startups to scale as quickly as possible to inflate the value of their asset. Benjamin Shestakofsky shows ho

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Readers . . . will find a real-life 'The Office,' Silicon Valley version, alternately comical and poignant.-New York Times?This systematic... Read more

    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 3/19/2024
    ISBN13: 9780520395039, 978-0520395039
    ISBN10: 0520395034

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    Readers . . . will find a real-life 'The Office,' Silicon Valley version, alternately comical and poignant.-New York Times?This systematic analysis of everyday life inside a tech startup dissects the logic of venture capital and its consequences for entrepreneurs, workers, and societies. In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some blame harmful algorithms or greedy CEOs.Behind the Startup focuses instead on the role of capital and the influence of financiers. Drawing on nineteen months of participant-observation research inside a successful Silicon Valley startup, this book examines how the company was organized to meet the needs of the venture capital investors who funded it. Investors push startups to scale as quickly as possible to inflate the value of their asset. Benjamin Shestakofsky shows ho

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