A Truck Full of Money
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B019B6WTVQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 305 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kidder takes on a hugely complicated man—brilliant, troubled, obsessive, a charismatic team leader, dutiful son and ‘monster coder,’ as English might say—and he paints a rich, three-dimensional portrait. English and cheering for him.”—The New York Times “A powerful and insightful tale that makes the Internet era entertaining, and defines English as an endearing, generous and eccentric geek.”—USA Today “Kidder’s readable account of an intriguing man’s zigzagging lifesucceeds in helping those of us on the outskirts of the engineering world understand how people like Paul English are pulled towards computing at a young age. At times, the narrative of the young technologist, at least in Kidder’s hands, seems the modern equivalent of the story of the godless wayfarer who stumbles into a cathedral in a distant city
Mal Warwick said A terrific biography, an interesting psychological study, and a revealing glimpse of the software industry. Most business biographies are about heroes. Though their stories may be leavened by references to the negative side of their character, the overall effect is overwhelmingly positive. Not so with Tracy Kidder’s even-handed new account of a successful software entrepreneur, A Truck Full of Money. Kidder doesn’t skimp on the man’s business successes. There were several. But he devotes nearly as much time to the many failures — and to his psychiatric problems. It’s a remarkable tale.A software entrepreneur who isn’t a bi. carilynp said and it is quite obvious that Kidder is a brilliant writer.. Fascinating. A Truck Full of Money is about tech entrepreneur Paul English’s history with ahead-of-his time coding and business acumen as well as his struggle with bipolar illness.Not one for formal education, although it was available to him and he definitely had the intellect, English chooses his own path and finds a group of people along the way, whom he trusts, and brings in on various businesses along the way, each serving a significant role. He is a master engineer who lives and breathes to code. It is a riveting ride to. "Next Up: Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos?" according to Thomas M. Loarie. I am a big Tracey Kidder fan and found two of his books, “The Soul of a New Machine” and “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” to be exceptional. His latest effort, “A Truck Full of Money,” fell short for me. I had trouble wanting to finish it but I did.“A Truck Full of Money” centers on software entrepreneur, Paul English, the creation of Kayak, a fare aggregator and travel metasearch engine, and then English’s pursuit of another “Unicorn” startup after The Priceline Group acquired Kayak for $2
He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Robert F. The author of Strength in What Remains, My Detachment, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Home Town,Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren,House, and The Soul of a New Machine, Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine.From the Hardcover edition.. Kennedy Award, and many other literary prizes. Tracy Kidder graduated from Ha
His innovative management style, success, and innate sense of fair play inspire intense loyalty. Early on, one colleague observes: “Someday this boy’s going to get hit by a truck full of money, and I’m going to be standing beside him.” Yet when English does indeed make a fortune, when the travel website Kayak is sold for almost two billion dollars—the first thing he thinks about is how to give the money away: “What else would you do with it?” The second thing