You Only Have to be Right Once : : the Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires
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"The ultimate insider's look at the newest titans of tech, from the editorial team at Forbes. Silicon Valley's new billionaires are an unconventional breed, turning ideas into money at a rate never before seen in human history. Their ascension proves a turning point in how great fortunes are made and how technology disseminates. Among these golden boys are: Elon Musk, billionaire bachelor and founder of Paypal, electric carmaker Tesla, and private space company SpaceX; Evan Spiegel, 23-year old founder of Snapchat, who recently turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook; and Alex Karp, the eccentric philosopher with almost no tech background who turned Palantir into a data-mining champion. Over the last three years, Forbes has published indepth profiles of this new batch of billionaires, including the founders of Spotify, Dropbox, Tumblr, and Twitter. Now, in a compilation introduced and updated by Forbes editor Randall Lane, fans and critics alike will get a comprehensive look at who these super-entrepreneurs are and what they say about their own success and their plans for the future"-- Provided by publisher.
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Forbes.
PUBLISHED
New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: xii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781591847663
1591847664
SUBJECTS
Businesspeople -- Biography.
Billionaires -- Biography.
Entrepreneurship -- History -- 21st century.
Computer industry -- History -- 21st century.