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20 Best Biographies For Tech-Minded Students

YoungUpstarts

The landscape has changed since Bill Gates stood atop the computing world, but this exposé is still a fascinating look into the life of one of the most driven, most powerful, and most feared men Silicon Valley has ever seen. “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft” by Paul Allen.

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I have the opportunity to build bridges from NYC to Nairobi, from Dhaka to Denver, from Silicon Valley to Singapore. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. Now, the present. I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

“I didn’t set out to write a book but as we looked around the market for an operational playbook for sales, we couldn’t find one, so I tapped into my 20 years of sales experience and my network so that we could create a valuable resource for founders everywhere,” said Schwartzfarb. 10: Silicon Valley Bank?—?New Denver, CO?—?

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Behind Every Great Product

SVPG

When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.

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Elephants Can Dance – Reinventing HP « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

IBM had a near death experience in 1993, and moved from a product-centric hardware company to selling a complete set of solutions and services. At HP the founders were still at the company and still running the business.