000771504 000__ 02363cam\a2200397Ii\4500 000771504 001__ 771504 000771504 005__ 20210515123346.0 000771504 008__ 160714s2017\\\\nyuaf\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\d 000771504 010__ $$a 2016958932 000771504 020__ $$a9780316388399$$q(hardcover) 000771504 020__ $$a0316388394$$q(hardcover) 000771504 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn953598607 000771504 035__ $$a771504 000771504 040__ $$aYDXCP$$beng$$erda$$cYDXCP$$dBTCTA$$dBDX$$dGKX$$dUPZ$$dSINLB$$dUPZ$$dOU9$$dUOK$$dCPL$$dZPP 000771504 049__ $$aISEA 000771504 050_4 $$aHD62.5$$b.S76 U67 2017 000771504 08204 $$a338.04/09273$$223 000771504 08204 $$a658.11/44$$223 000771504 1001_ $$aStone, Brad,$$eauthor. 000771504 24514 $$aThe Upstarts :$$bhow Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world /$$cBrad Stone. 000771504 250__ $$aFirst edition. 000771504 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bLittle, Brown and Company,$$c2017. 000771504 300__ $$ax, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$$billustrations ;$$c25 cm 000771504 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000771504 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000771504 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000771504 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 337-358) and an index. 000771504 5050_ $$aIntroduction -- Part I: Side projects. The trough of sorrow: the early years of Airbnb -- Jam sessions: the early years of Uber -- The nonstarters: SeamlessWeb, Taxi Magic, Cabulous, Couchsurfing, Zimride -- The growth hacker: How Airbnb took off -- Blood, sweat, and ramen: how Uber conquered San Francisco -- Part II: Empire building. The wartime CEO: Airbnb fights on two fronts -- The playbook: Uber's expansion begins -- Travis's law: The rise of ridesharing -- Too big to regulate: Airbnb's fight in New York City -- Part III: The trial of the upstarts. God view: Uber's rough ride -- Escape velocity: Fights and fables with Airbnb -- Global mega-unicorn death match!: Uber versus the world -- Epilogue. 000771504 520__ $$aDiscusses the radical companies of the new Silicon Valley that are rewriting the rules of business and sidestepping ethical and legal obstacles in the process. --Publisher 000771504 61020 $$aAirbnb (Firm) 000771504 61020 $$aUber (Firm) 000771504 650_0 $$aNew business enterprises$$zUnited States$$vCase studies. 000771504 650_0 $$aEntrepreneurship$$zUnited States$$vCase studies. 000771504 650_0 $$aElectronic commerce$$zUnited States. 000771504 650_0 $$aBed and breakfast accommodations$$zUnited States$$y21st century. 000771504 650_0 $$aRidesharing$$zUnited States$$y21st century. 000771504 85200 $$bgen$$hHD62.5$$i.S76$$iU67$$i2017 000771504 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:771504$$pGLOBAL_SET 000771504 980__ $$aBIB 000771504 980__ $$aBOOK