Не бях чела досега нищо, представено от материали на Forbes, и да си кажа трудно свикнах с острия и някак си мачовски стил на изразяване. Привикнала съм към бизнес книги, посветени повече на психологическата нагласа и личностните качества, които е нужно да развиеш, отколкото на самия "корав" свят на инвестирането в Силициевата долина.
Обаче, струваше си да надникна в този свят. В рамките на двеста страници успях да добия обща представа за какво иде реч, когато се касае за рисково инвестиране и финансиране. Вече няма ми изглеждат като черна дупка тези неща. Книгата може да има вид на обикновен сборник със статии на Forbes, но са подбрани блестящо, за да ти създадат плавно усещане за представяне на това как се случват нещата. И това го правят не със скучни теоретични обяснения, а чрез истории на реални личности с реални идеи. Страхотно четиво, което ти разбужда апетит за още.
И да си призная, за някои от продуктите не бях чувала въобще, а други просто не ползвам, но пак ми беше любопитно да прочета и да се опитам да разбера защо, аджеба, хората са луди по тях. :)
Никога няма да ми омръзне и да казвам, че такъв тип книги са много по-образователни от какъвто й да е учебник. Особено, ако човек е натрупал опит като читател на бизнес книги, започва да вижда повтарящите се елементи и модели, които обединяват историите. Като например, че всъщност всяка една идея (проект, продукт), която е представена, е реално решение на проблем, който са имали самите й създатели. Те са се отдали на решението на този проблем и после са го споделили с всички останали.
И... истината е, че една успешна идея не е достатъчна. Нито пък решението на един проблем. Този своеобразен сборник с истории на успели IT милиардери, го доказва. Доказва, че трябва си готов да падаш, да имаш здрави нерви и стомах, да си готов да не спиш, да нямаш социален живот, за да превърнеш своята идея в реалност. Ако обаче е правилната идея и вярваш в нея, то това няма значение, защото спираш да забелязваш тези неща и да имат значение за теб. :)
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 !
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 погле�� към случващото се в дигиталния (и не само) свят.
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.
"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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exciting read like your watching a PPV prize fight.
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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.