The Godfather of Silicon Valley: Ron Conway and the Fall of the Dot-coms
Author: Gary Rivlin
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ISBN: 081299163X
Publisher: AtRandom (25 September, 2001)
Sales Rank: 178,977
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Reads like a novel!
The dot-com rise and fall that you can read in a couple of sittings. Rivlin does a really good job of telling the story of the madness of the dot-com bubble, and then its precipitous fall, through the story of one man, Ron Conway, who invested in more Internet startups (240) than anyone else. Rivlin has a good eye for detail, and his descriptions of some of the crazier ideas that Conway funded alone are worth the price of the book. You know things are going to end badly but that's the fun of this book, Rivlin somehow manages to make it all suspensful.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Would make a great article for the New York Times Magazine
A fine attempt, but it comes up lacking. First, the book is short and reads quick. I had the feeling that this would have been better off being a Washington Post 3 part series (boring series though). All characters are sketchy and I never found myself caring about any of them. I found dot.bomb a much better read.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A great read!
Rivlin has written a marvelous, entertaining peek into the strange alice-in-wonderland world of high tech finance. Rivlin didn't allow himself to be co-opted by his subjects and the result is a frank and honest view that will make some insiders wince, but delight anyone trying to understand what makes Silicon Valley tick. Similar Products
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