The Founders - The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

"A definitive look at the origin of PayPal and its founding team--including Elon Musk, Amy Rowe Klement, Peter Thiel, Julie Anderson, Max Levchin, Reid Hoffman, and many others whose stories have never been shared. They have defined the modern world. This experience defined them"--

About the author

Jimmy Soni is an award-winning author. His newest book, The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, was a national bestseller and received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times, and more. His previous book, A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age, won the 2017 Neumann Prize, awarded by the British Society for the History of Mathematics for the best book on the history of mathematics for a general audience, and the 2019 Middleton Prize by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his daughter, Venice.

Product details

• Authors: Jimmy Soni, Jimmy Soni
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781501197246
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-9724-6
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Biography: business & industry, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Financial Services, Information technology industries, E-commerce: business aspects, Sales & marketing, History of specific companies / corporate history, Biography: business and industry, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Digital Marketing, Hospitality and service industries, Service industries, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, Online marketing / Social media marketing, Innovators; Info & Technology