{"product_id":"the-upstarts-9780552172585","title":"The Upstarts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Everything Store\u003c\/i\u003e Brad Stone takes us deep inside the new Silicon Valley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts \u003c\/i\u003eis the definit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders will find plenty of food for thought in Brad Stone’s \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts\u003c\/i\u003e, the most detailed investigation yet into the early years of these Silicon Valley prodigies. It’s an entertaining and well-crafted account... a careful character portrait of both Uber and Airbnb. Read it and you will be able to judge them for yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e * FT *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fun, briskly told narrative… Mr. Stone’s reporting is excellent. \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts\u003c\/i\u003e is not the end of the story but an excellent history of the beginning.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent... an unusually gripping business book. \u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStone brings a big dose of truth serum to the marvels and machinations of the sharing economy and its founders.... 'The Upstarts' is rich with inside details.\u003c\/b\u003e * Forbes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology writer Brad Stone chronicles [Uber and Airbnb's] swift rise to the corporate stratosphere, juxtaposing visionary zeal with the often deep impacts they've left in their wakes... The book is a timely reminder that pushing the digital realm into the physical can disrupt communities as well as the competition.\u003c\/b\u003e * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eA richly researched and highly readable narrative that provides additional layers of insight by weaving in contrasting stories of competing companies that failed. -- Walter Isaacson, * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colourful and enjoyable read ... Compelling.\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts\u003c\/i\u003e, Brad Stone has vividly captured the cultural and economic upheaval brought about by the latest generation of Internet superpowers. His book is a magnificent expose of how companies like Uber and Airbnb came to be, the people that profited and lost out along the way and the ramifications that this technology will have on the world for decades to come. Stone remains the preeminent chronicler of the Internet Age and a master storyteller.\u003c\/b\u003e * Ashlee Vance, author of \u003ci\u003eElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Stone] amply illustrates that for every tech champion there is a forgotten crowd of decapitated competitors, pissed-off investors, defenestrated founders and unrewarded early employees ... where Stone really succeeds is in providing the reader with the visceral experience of the start-up enterprise.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Antonio Garcia-Martinez * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating account of the founders and leaders of each company, each of whom have moulded the companies into their own images in many ways... [Stone's] telling is especially artful. These books are great primers for aspiring entrepreneurs as well as those who are simply interested in what makes entrepreneurs successful.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Peter High * Forbes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStone is a fine chronicler of the internet age...As compulsive as any blockbusting thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * The Pool *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA penetrating study marked by the same through reporting that distinguished [The Everything Store]. No figure is too obscure in the annals of Uber and Airbnb for Stone to track down, including the poignant stories of sundry entrepreneurs who converged on similar ideas bu, amid various missteps, failed to find traction.\u003c\/b\u003e * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith precision, wit, and insight, Brad Stone tells the tale of two very different CEOs whose skills, innovations and willingness to pursue a totally crazy idea toppled two very different industries. No one in business today can afford to miss this compelling tale of trust, technology and very big piles of loot.\u003c\/b\u003e * \u003c\/i\u003eSteven Levy, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Plex *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Stone's \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts \u003c\/i\u003ereads like a detective story: A page turning who-did-it on the creation of billion dollar fortunes and the ruthless murder of traditional businesses. No single book will tell you more about what life feels like inside companies like Airbnb and Uber as they grow from mere ideas into merciless machines for innovation, riches and unease. The sweat. The stress. The power highs of new instant fortunes. It's all here. You won't be able to put \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts \u003c\/i\u003edown. And when you finally do, you'll look at your own company and career in a totally fresh way.\u003c\/b\u003e * \u003c\/i\u003eJoshua Cooper Ramo, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Sense *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Stone gives us a lively, fascinating picture of the new new thing in technology - startups like Uber and Airbnb that are disrupting old businesses across the world. He provides a much needed glimpse into the companies that fail as well as the ones that make it big. And he points to the broad policy issues raised by these new technologies, which are surely no fun for the people whose lives are being disrupted.\u003c\/b\u003e * \u003c\/i\u003eFareed Zakaria, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Post-American World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor a flavour of how fast the world is changing, turn to Brad Stone’s \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Director *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Stone unravels the facts from the mythology surrounding the companies’ rise\u003c\/b\u003e * Harvard Business Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA penetrating study marked by the same thorough reporting that distinguished [\u003ci\u003eThe Everything Store\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/b\u003e * SF Gate *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525586657623,"sku":"9780552172585","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552172585.jpg?v=1731861095","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-upstarts-9780552172585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}