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Author Stone, Brad, author.

Title The Upstarts : how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world / Brad Stone.

Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  658.1141 STO    Storage
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  338.0409 STO    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  658.1 STO    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  658.1141 STONE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.0409 STONE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.04 STO    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  338.04 STO    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  338.064 STONE    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  338.0409 STONE    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  338.04 STO    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description x, 372 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-358) and an index.
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.
Summary 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
Subject New business enterprises -- United States -- Case studies.
Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies.
Airbnb (Firm)
Uber (Firm)
Electronic commerce -- United States.
Bed and breakfast accommodations -- United States -- 21st century.
Ridesharing -- United States -- 21st century.
ISBN 0316388394 (hardcover)
9780316388399 (hardcover)
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