Book : Super Pumped The Battle For Uber - Isaac, Mike

-Titulo Original : Super Pumped The Battle For Uber

-Fabricante :

W. W. Norton & Company

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Review An Amazon Best Book of September 2019: Love it or hate it, Uber changed the way we use transportation in the U.S. and beyond. The story of this Silicon Valley start-up and its maverick founder Travis Kalanick is utterly riveting, and in Super Pumped author Mike Isaac gives readers an insider’s view of the stunning highs and catastrophic lows of what Isaac calls one of the first mobile unicorns. Through a combination of rapid-fire technological advances and hubris, Uber not only challenged an antiquated system, they delivered it a death blow that has had profound repercussions. The abhorrent behavior, cut-throat mentality, and frat-boy corporate culture within Uber may make you question how it became such a success, but this was also a power structure founded on remarkable creativity, innovation, and tenacity. Kalanick was a master of manipulation and deception during his reign at Uber, and it’s fascinating to see the machinations and greed that were ultimately his downfall. Once again, Uber is making headlines, and Super Pumped gives readers the jump on some of the backroom dealings that are now coming to light. A masterful work of investigative journalism perfect for readers who were captivated by Bad Blood, Mike Isaac’s book is a wild ride that you won’t want to miss. -Seira Wilson, Amazon Book Review Now a SHOWTIME® original series starring Emmy winners Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler and Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman. Now streaming - Only on SHOWTIME. Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Fortune, Bloomberg, Sunday Times A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice “If you want to understand modern-day Silicon Valley, you need to read this book.” John Carreyrou, New York Times best-selling author of Bad BloodHailed as the definitive book on Uber and Silicon Valley, Super Pumped is an epic story of ambition and deception, obscene wealth, and bad behavior that explores how blistering technological and financial innovation culminated in one of the most catastrophic twelve-month periods in American corporate history.Backed by billions in venture capital dollars and led by a brash and ambitious founder, Uber promised to revolutionize the way we move people and goods through the world. What followed would become a corporate cautionary tale about the perils of startup culture and a vivid example of how blind worship of startup founders can go wildly wrong. Review Aside from being a delicious read, Mike Isaac’s account is also teeming with new revelations that will shock and outrage you. John Carreyrou, New York Times best-selling author of Bad BloodThis deeply reported book is a fascinating look at one of the most influential companies of the decade. VergeIsaac is great at the ticktock of events as they unfold, but his best work comes when he steps back to examine the bigger picture. Leslie Berlin, New York Times Book ReviewMany people have an Uber story this is the Uber story. NewsdayIf you had to pick the ‘startup profile book of the year award, Super Pumped would almost certainly take the crown. TechCrunch[T]he level of detail Isaac brings to [the story of Uber], the way he weaves the cast of characters together, is impressive. It’s the history of Uber, yes,… [b]ut it’s more.… It is the story of the dot-com bubble in the late ‘90s.…It’s the story of the convergence of Amazon Web Services, the iPhone and the App Store, and an economic crash that turned the faucet of finance back on again. It’s about the ethos of Silicon Valley… and the cult of the founder… of a business model built on quicksand, and that makes it about the damage Travis Kalanick has done in his pursuit of power. Dylan Schleicher, Porchlight BooksA detailed, unsparing account of entrepreneurial arrogance, breathtaking excess, and cutthroat competition at one of the tech industry’s most vaunted, loathed, and socially transformative companies. Anna Wie