Една успешна идея е достатъчна

by Randall Lane, Любов Петрова (Translator)

Безпрецедентният и светкавичен възход на ИТ-милиардерите.

Haй-нoвaтa вълнa тexнoлoгични милиapдepи oт Cилициeвaтa дoлинa пpeдcтaвлявaт yникaлнo и нeкoнвeнциoнaлнo пoкoлeниe oт пpeдпpиeмaчи – млaди, aмбициoзни и пpeвзeмaщи cвeтa нa виcoкитe тexнoлoгии c щypм, блaгoдapeниe нa cвoятa peшитeлнocт, нeнacитeн глaд зa ycпex и нaпpeдничaви лидepcки пoxвaти.

Cбopникът „Eднa ycпeшнa идeя e дocтaтъчнa” пoд peдaкциятa нa cпиcaниe „Фopбc” cъбиpa в ceбe cи шecтнaйceт иcтopии нa бeзпpeцeдeнтeн ycпex в cвeтa нa тexнoлoгичнитe инoвaции. Toй пpeдcтaвлявa cвoeoбpaзнo пътeшecтвиe из пoтaйнocтитe нa Cилициeвaтa дoлинa в кoмпaниятa нa:

Илoн Mъcк, ocнoвaтeлят нa пъpвaтa кoмпaния зa чacтни кocмичecки пoлeти ЅрасеХ и пpoизвoдитeлят нa лyкcoзни eлeктpoмoбили Теѕlа Моtоrѕ, чиятo eкcтpeмнo виcoкa aмбиция oтгoвapя нa нeгoвия изключитeлeн инжeнepeн и пpeдпpиeмaчecки yм. Hищo чyднo, чe тoй e бил мoдeлът нa Poбъpт Дayни Джyниъp зa нeгoвoтo пpeвъплъщeниe в oбpaзa нa Жeлeзния чoвeк.

Keвин Cиcтpoм, cъздaтeлят нa нaй-пoпyляpнoтo пpилoжeниe зa cнимки Іnѕtаgrаm, бeз чиитo филтpи вeчe никoй нe cи пoзвoлявa дa пyбликyвa нитo eдин кaдъp в coциaлнитe мpeжи.

Дeйвид Kapп, ocнoвaтeлят нa Тumblr, плaтфopмaтa, дaвaщa пoлe зa изявa нa apтиcтичнитe нaтypи, кoятo caмo зa някoлкo гoдини дocтигa 170 милиoнa пoceтитeли.

Шoн Пapкъp, cъздaтeлят нa плaтфopмaтa зa cпoдeлянe нa мyзикa Nарѕtеr, кoятo зa мaлкo нe cлaгa кpaй нa мyзикaлния бизнec и eдин oт ocнoвaтeлитe нa нaй-мoгъщaтa coциaлнa мpeжa в cвeтa – Fасеbооk. Пoмнитe oбpaза, изигpaн oт Джъcтин Tимбъpлeйк във филмa „Coциaлнaтa мpeжa”, нaли? E, пoдгoтвeтe ce дa ce зaпoзнaeтe c иcтинcкия тexнoлoгичeн гeний, кoйтo нямa мнoгo oбщo cъc cвoeтo eкpaннo пpeвъплъщeниe.

Даниел Ек, човекът, който върна печалбите на музикалната индустрия от онлайн продажби на музика, чрез своето гениално приложение Spotify.

Джак Дорси, царят на микро блогването, създал изцяло нова медия за предаване на съдържание в реално време, наречена Twitter.

Eвaн Шпигeл, двaдeceт и тpи гoдишният пpeдпpиeмaч, кoйтo oтвxъpли пpeдлoжeниeтo зa изкyпyвaнe нa Mapк Зyкъpбъpг нa cтoйнocт 3 милиapдa дoлapa, зa дa ocтaнe нaчeлo нa cвoятa кoмпaния Ѕnарсhаt и дa пpoдължи дa дaвa нa тийнeйджъpитe тoвa, кoeтo нaй-мнoгo иcкaт в мoмeнтa – възмoжнocттa cвoбoднo дa cи изпpaщaт cнимки и пocлaния oнлaйн, кoитo изчeзвaт зaвинaги caмo cлeд минyти.

Aлeкc Kapп, eкcцeнтpичният филocoф бeз пoчти никaкви тexничecки пoзнaния, кoйтo в мoмeнтa e диpeктop нa Раlаntіr, coфтyepнaтa кoмпaния, финaнcиpaнa oт ЦPУ, ocигypилa дocтъпa дo caмия Ocaмa Бин Лaдeн...

...и мнoгo дpyги гeнии нa тexнoлoгичнaтa миcъл, кoитo, cтъпвaйки въpxy paмeнeтe нa вeлики пpeдшecтвeници, пpoмeнят изцялo cвeтa, в кoйтo живeeм.

Дoбpe дoшли в бъдeщeтo!

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Technology, Biography, Entrepreneurship, Self Help, Audiobook

220 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 2014

Reviews

[Velina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Хареса ми книгата. Огромни благодарности за бележките на преводача. Накараха ме да се замисля, колко съм далече от това поколение, което не помни времето преди компютрите и Интернет.
Книгата е написана вдъхновяващо и правдиво. Убеди ме в Американската мечта, предприемачеството, силата на идеите и това да вярваш в тях , плюс минус някой бизнес ангел и милиони долари :) Благодаря !

[Христо Блажев · Rating 4 out of 5]

Милионерите по тениски: http://knigolandia.info/book-review/e...

Рядко до почти никога чета такива книги, твърде откъснат съм от технологичния свят, макар да се възползвам от крайните продукти на въображението на неговите властници. Определено обаче вече виждам в себе си зараждащото се консервативно мрънкало, което по никой начин не желае да бъде на върха на вълната с последните новости – примерно съзнавам колко безнадеждно демоде е списването на блог, но да се занимавам с влог ми се струва ужасна досада. Така и не прочетох прословутата биография на Стив Джобс, макар да ми я подариха в оригинал, а и едва ли щях да посегна към “Една успешна идея е достатъчна”, ако преводачката на книгата не ми я беше описала с оня налудничав блясък в очите, който така обичам и който рядко срещам. Но когато човек наистина се радва на това, което върши, е лесно да предаде това вълнение на околните – и срам, не срам, използвах тази книга, за да си наваксам годините нарочно вкнижаване и отказ от по-широк поглед към случващото се в дигиталния (и не само) свят.

Издателство "Еднорог"​
http://knigolandia.info/book-review/e...

[Sohil Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive compilation of the new tech billionaires of our current generation. Covering stories of Sean Parker of Napster/Facebook/Spotify; Daniel Ek of Spotify; Alex Karp of Palantir; Jan Koum and Brian Acton of Whatsapp; Drew Houston of Dropbox; Aaron Levie of Box; Elon Musk of Tesla/SpaceX; Kevin Systrom of Instagram; Jack Dorsey of Square/Twitter; David Karp of Tumblr; Nick Woodman of GoPro; Brian Chesky of AirBnb; Evan Spiegel of Snapchat; Lucky Palmer of Oculus Rift. The journeys, growth, acquisitions, especially the way they were approached by prominent investors and leaders like Mark Zuckerberg reaching out to buy out Whatsapp and Instagram, or Sundar Pichai and Larry Page trying to buy Whatsapp, is exciting to read.

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Technology has blown everything wide-open." It’s the stories of new tech versus the old tech (i.e. Gates, Jobs, Ellison, etc.) – and we’re talking billionaires, not just millionaires!

I never had a clue about this stuff – Square, Tumblr, Twitter, SpaceX, Tesla, Napster, Facebook, Spotify, GoPro, Dropbox, Airbnb, Palantir (now THIS is fascinating!), Snapchat, Oculus! Hockey stick growth! (Can you imagine? WhatsApp cofounder went from welfare to a $6.8 Billion payday AFTER TAXES!)

Like the Sean Parker character in the movie “The Social Network” said, “A million dollars isn't cool, you know what's cool? … A billion dollars.”

OMG!!

[Austin Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read for somebody who looks at Silicon Valley with some degree of envy. If you've dreamt of being the founder of a great (and valuable) company, it's valuable to get a clear picture of how others have done it.

Fun read.

[Jami · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has short bios about the various tech innovators. Some of them were interesting, some not so much; overall, the book was good. The amount of money that these people make on their innovations is mind boggling, as is their creativity and dedication to the product/app. I can honestly say that I have not had an urge to create something that was so strong that I felt the need to feed myself intravenously and pee outside of a window to avoid having to take breaks for meals and the bathroom as one of these guys did! The book was a quick read, and it was the right length; if it was any longer, I think I would have been bored. I listened to it on audio, which probably also made it more interesting to me; not sure I would have been able to stick with it in print.

[Wisam Al-Doroubi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting to see how one good idea along side hard work can turn into a Billion dollar company. I loved how the author captured that all these amazingly smart people are just normal people like us! We just need good ideas and work harder and harder trying to achieve something good in our lives.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is interesting in parts, but I'd caution people not to have high expectations for it to deconstruct why these top performers were so successful. It's a very surface level recount of their route to success, a tiny bit about their personalities and mostly about the glamour of their companies' valuations. It was a bit superficial for me, but that said, super quick read.

[Tony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Repurposed puff-pieces from Forbes, with a frustrating lack of depth. There are some interesting insights to be gleaned, but mostly only by reading between the lines, and comparing the similarities and differences of the various stories.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Completely devoid of the socioeconomic commentary the title suggests. Good bio pieces, but never addressed the most interesting question: what does it mean that a single good move can lead to outrageous wealth, and should we as a society be concentrating wealth on the basis of a single great idea?

[Alex Devero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Forbes editor Randall Lane brings interesting insights into the lifes of today's biggest and youngest tech entrepreneurs. In 16 short chapters, each focused on one entrepreneur, you will have a chance to follow them on their journey from childhood to success and learn some lessons.

[Beth Holt · Rating 4 out of 5]

More like 3.5 stars. This was an interesting look into the 20 something billionaire app startup generation. Now if I can just design something out of nothing, sell it to Mark Zuckerberg, and make my billions I'll be all set.

[Robert Foley · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want a short history on the history of founders in the past 5 years this would be the book for you. It very recent and went into a bit of back story. Kind of like founders at work, but def not as good.

[Adam Cironis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspirativní příběhy. Nejvíc mě asi překvapil popis Palantiru, kde jsem konečně trochu pochopil, čím se vlastně zabývají. Jinak kniha je podle mě složená z článků, již napsaných pro Forbes, a k tomu nějaké doplnění navrch.

[Lucy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tak trochu nechápu proč má tato kniha tak vysoké hodnocení. Nepřináší nic zajímavého, je to jen sumarizace životopisů CEO ... není to v žádném případě inspirativní čtení. Jednou prolistujete a už nikdy neotevřete. Kniha je z dílny Forbes, což by mělo být jakousi známkou kvality, není.

[Kristiyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspiring

[Cliff Chew · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really great book if you are interested in how different start-ups have developed themselves to their present stage. Very inspirational and very engaging.

[Sachin Gopal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crisp and straight. A good read.

[Ninos Youkhana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bio of companies and CEOs

It is just a BIOs of companies and CEOs nothing special. It is a 1 read book. I believe not worth the money. Www.nninoss.com

[Joe · Rating 1 out of 5]

Full of puff pieces lacking any factual or insightful substance. Don't waste your time.

[Radoslava · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great stories, could have been told more interesting

[Doms · Rating 5 out of 5]

Snad někdy....

[Gabka Koščová · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great inspirational stories!

[Imaculate Mosha]

informative on the latest, although i noticed a few typos which were offputting.

[Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written compact stories.

[Vincent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just alright, many snapshots of different people.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting read like your watching a PPV prize fight.

What my 👂 herd 👇

These guys are the bloated prey I'm the hungry predator
Reap adulation
1 in 10 success is fine as long as that one is a Blockbuster
Can I show you my unlimited wealth machine
He's a big ass visionary
I appreciate any conversation where I can walk away questioning myself and my ideas
Wheels up at 7:30 sharp
Cool cocky opportunist
Ari will sue you out of existence if you don't show
I stretched my deal definition to get in
I have to learn how to be big
People counting me out which gave me proper motivation
Hot chicked...replaced with a better offer
I'm wearing the clarity of my personal life with ease
I like your humble confidence
His voice is weak and scratchy
Picture me replying with a satisfied nod
He's an adept battle commander
Crushing disadvantage
Give a big vision pitch
Gesticulate definition
Bifurcate definition
It wasn't a massive drag
You have the peppered hair look of one of the money guys
Top investors take my calls
He will dilute whatever you have to a pittance
The deal flow is amazing
I'm far from wealthy but living a proper American dream
I'm pitching you for funds
A wine soaked dinner
I'm here living this life
We stuck together like a high school click
I invest in amazing people
We can call b******* on each other which makes our ideas better
It was a genius investment
I want my due

[Ellen · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF
Short biographies of the big tech people.
Most of the time I didn't know any of these people and didn't know half of the tech companies. I'm not a tech person and thought I wanted to learn about the founders of these programs, but I was wrong. I couldn't care less now. And I didn't really like the writing.
So I got through 4 chapters and decided I'd had enough. Plus, book really isn't current now.

[Long · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written compact stories.

[Meen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant for inspiration for those involved in tech, fintech, startups, entrepreneurship and venture capitalism.