The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478941111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 426 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Led by such visionaries as Travis Kalanick of Uber and Brian Chesky of Airbnb, they are rewriting the rules of business and often sidestepping serious ethical and legal obstacles in the process.The Upstarts is the definitive story of two new titans of business and a dawning age of tenacity, conflict and wealth. . In Brad Stone's riveting account of the most radical companies of the new Silicon Valley, we discover how it all happened and what it took to change the world. These are the upstarts, idiosyncratic founders with limitless drive and an abundance of self-confidence. Uber and Airbnb have ushered in a new era: redefining neighborhoods, challenging the way governments regulate business, and changing the way we travel. In the spirit of iconic Silicon Valley renegades like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, another generation of entrepreneurs is using technology to upend convention and disrupt entire industries. A look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from the New York Times bes
The Definitive Story of the Sharing Economy, Uber, and Airbnb crazypoet Brad Stone has pulled off a rare feat: he’s written the definitive story of two very different companies, Uber and Airbnb, in one book. By interlacing, comparing, and contrasting the two giants of the sharing economy, our insight is heightened and the narrative never drags.The book works on multiple levels: a detailed and fascinating behind the scenes revelations of how of the two biggest, most transformative companies started, grew, and operated; as a business book sure to be appreciated by entrepreneurs and managers of all stripes; as a partial champion and partially careful critique of the tech culture and nascent sharing econ. Mal Warwick said Is THIS the sharing economy?. Many Americans, not to mention millions of people in other countries around the world, may find it difficult to imagine a world without Uber or Airbnb. Yet Uber was founded only in "Is THIS the sharing economy?" according to Mal Warwick. Many Americans, not to mention millions of people in other countries around the world, may find it difficult to imagine a world without Uber or Airbnb. Yet Uber was founded only in 2009 and Airbnb a year earlier. (Neither company’s success—or, for that matter, the sharing economy as a whole—would have been possible without the iPhone, which Apple introduced in 2007.) As the cover graphic suggests on Brad Stone’s captivating new book, The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World, these two iconic companies have been riding the wave of new and ever-impro. 009 and Airbnb a year earlier. (Neither company’s success—or, for that matter, the sharing economy as a whole—would have been possible without the iPhone, which Apple introduced in "Is THIS the sharing economy?" according to Mal Warwick. Many Americans, not to mention millions of people in other countries around the world, may find it difficult to imagine a world without Uber or Airbnb. Yet Uber was founded only in 2009 and Airbnb a year earlier. (Neither company’s success—or, for that matter, the sharing economy as a whole—would have been possible without the iPhone, which Apple introduced in 2007.) As the cover graphic suggests on Brad Stone’s captivating new book, The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World, these two iconic companies have been riding the wave of new and ever-impro. 007.) As the cover graphic suggests on Brad Stone’s captivating new book, The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World, these two iconic companies have been riding the wave of new and ever-impro. Great insights into The Rise of Uber and Airbnb Uber and Airbnb have radically impacted taxis/car rental, hotels and vacation rentals. If they have their way, they’ll soon be disrupting a whole new set of adjacent local industries, including food delivery, local tours and “experiences.”Business Week’s Brad Stone, author of “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and The Age of Amazon,” and one of our keynoters, has been tracking both companies and their industry segments from their emergence, roughly six years ago. In “The Upstarts,” he provides a sustained look at their founders, their evolving missions, their competition, and especially, h
Hehas covered Silicon Valley for more than 15 years and lives in San Francisco. Brad Stone is senior executive editor of global technology at Bloomberg News and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of .
Interwoven among the highlights and lowlights are innovation incubators, dirty tricks, desperation among VC investors to not miss the Next Big Thing, competitors' bright ideas, and the strikingly different personalities of the two companies' young leaders. —Adrian Liang, The Book Review. In contrast, Stone gives Uber's and Airbnb's mistakes as much room on the page as its scrappy triumphs, allowing a far more complex story to build. In The Upstarts, Stone tackles the genesis of Airbnb and Uber, two companies that have woven themselves into the daily lives of people around the globe in less than ten years. But this is a book without an ending, because Airbnb and Uber are still evolving, making their long-term effect on their industries hard to predict. Too many books spotlight a company's wise decisions and business victories, making success seem almost inevitable. Timely, clear-eyed, and crisply written, The Upstarts is