The Upstarts

Description:

Discusses the radical companies of the new Silicon Valley that are rewriting the rules of business and sidestepping ethical and legal obstacles in the process. --Publisher "Ten 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 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. These are the upstarts, idiosyncratic founders with limitless drive and an abundance of self-confidence. 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."--Dust jacket.

subjects: Bed and breakfast accommodations,  Electronic commerce,  Ridesharing,  Uber (Firm),  Entrepreneurship,  Airbnb (Firm),  New business enterprises,  Success in business,  Creative ability in business,  Technological innovations, economic aspects,  Case studies,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computer Industry,  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING,  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / In,  New business enterprises -- United States -- Case studies,  Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies,  Electronic commerce -- United States,  Bed and breakfast accommodations -- United States -- 21st century,  Ridesharing -- United States -- 21st century

Places: United States

Times: 21st century