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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... staff for our presentation . They were always alert for an opportunity to play in a new sandbox , and this sure looked like a big one . Manzi was all too aware of this tendency on the part of his staff , and so was understandably ...
... staff for our presentation . They were always alert for an opportunity to play in a new sandbox , and this sure looked like a big one . Manzi was all too aware of this tendency on the part of his staff , and so was understandably ...
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... staff , only Mike Homer joined Alain Rossmann's team , feeling that at least one of us should see things through until the next version of the product was shipped . He worked diligently to combine the two organizations and their product ...
... staff , only Mike Homer joined Alain Rossmann's team , feeling that at least one of us should see things through until the next version of the product was shipped . He worked diligently to combine the two organizations and their product ...
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... staff . Evans and his executive staff spent the month of March revising the company's business plan once again before presenting it to the EO board for approval at their meeting on April 7. But just as the staff was finishing up its ...
... staff . Evans and his executive staff spent the month of March revising the company's business plan once again before presenting it to the EO board for approval at their meeting on April 7. But just as the staff was finishing up its ...
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