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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.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1788084~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  338.0409273 STO    AVAILABLE
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Description 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.
Subject Airbnb (Firm)
Uber (Firm)
Entrepreneurship -- United States.
New business enterprises -- United States.
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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