An edition of The Upstarts (2017)

The Upstarts

how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world

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An edition of The Upstarts (2017)

The Upstarts

how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world

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Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Pages
372

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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

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Cover of: Upstarts
Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
2018, Penguin Random House
in English
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Cover of: Upstarts
Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
2017, Penguin Random House
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The Upstarts
The Upstarts: how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world
2017, Little, Brown and Company
in English - First edition.
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Cover of: Upstarts
Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
2017, Transworld Publishers Limited
in English
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Cover of: Upstarts
Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
2017, Little Brown & Company
in English
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The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
Jan 31, 2017, Little, Brown and Company
hardcover
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The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
Jan 31, 2017, Little, Brown & Company
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Side projects. The trough of sorrow: the early years of Airbnb
Jam sessions: the early years of Uber
The nonstarters: SeamlessWeb, Taxi Magic, Cabulous, Couchsurfing, Zimride
The growth hacker: How Airbnb took off
Blood, sweat, and ramen: how Uber conquered San Francisco
Part II: Empire building. The wartime CEO: Airbnb fights on two fronts
The playbook: Uber's expansion begins
Travis's law: The rise of ridesharing
Too big to regulate: Airbnb's fight in New York City
Part III: The trial of the upstarts. God view: Uber's rough ride
Escape velocity: Fights and fables with Airbnb
Global mega-unicorn death match!: Uber versus the world
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-358) and an index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.04/09273, 658.11/44
Library of Congress
HD62.5 .S76 U67 2017, HF5386, HD62.5 .S76 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
372

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27226520M
Internet Archive
upstairs0000brad
ISBN 10
0316388394
ISBN 13
9780316388399
LCCN
2016958932
OCLC/WorldCat
953598607

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