Startup: A Silicon Valley AdventureKaplan, a well-known figure in the computer industry, founded GO Corporation in 1987, and for several years it was one of the hottest new ventures in the Valley. Startup tells the story of Kaplan's wild ride: how he assembled a brilliant but fractious team of engineers, software designers, and investors; pioneered the emerging market for hand-held computers operated with a pen instead of a keyboard; and careened from crisis to crisis without ever losing his passion for a revolutionary idea. Along the way, Kaplan vividly recreates his encounters with eccentric employees, risk-addicted venture capitalists, and industry giants such as Bill Gates, John Sculley, and Mitchell Kapor. And no one - including Kaplan himself - is spared his sharp wit and observant eye. |
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... Lotus's offices in Cambridge . For the next year or so , I lived and worked alone for extended periods , accompanied ... Lotus project with Mitchell and Ed . Our efforts resulted in a new type of program we dubbed a personal information ...
... Lotus's offices in Cambridge . For the next year or so , I lived and worked alone for extended periods , accompanied ... Lotus project with Mitchell and Ed . Our efforts resulted in a new type of program we dubbed a personal information ...
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... Lotus Devel- opment Corporation because of its countercultural , oxymoronic tone , like the name Apple Computer . Lotus was in a race with several more established competitors , and he knew it . Most industry people thought Lotus was ...
... Lotus Devel- opment Corporation because of its countercultural , oxymoronic tone , like the name Apple Computer . Lotus was in a race with several more established competitors , and he knew it . Most industry people thought Lotus was ...
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... Lotus , where he was increasingly called upon to play a ceremonial role , presiding at product announcements and board meetings . As he shed his operating responsibilities , in part to work on Agenda , he joked that he was becoming a ...
... Lotus , where he was increasingly called upon to play a ceremonial role , presiding at product announcements and board meetings . As he shed his operating responsibilities , in part to work on Agenda , he joked that he was becoming a ...
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