{"product_id":"9780316388412","title":"The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF AMAZON'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Everything Store. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous—yet today it is as common as ordering a book online. Companies like Uber and Airbnb have redefined the way we live. And while they have become pervasive in our day-to-day lives, they are not universally celebrated. They are the result of a generation of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who used technology to upend convention and disrupt entire industries. Led by Travis Kalanick of Uber and Brian Chesky of Airbnb, these are the upstarts, founders with an overabundance of self-confidence and a limitless drive that pushed them to rewrite the rules, better and sometimes for worse. \u003cbr\u003eNow with a new epilogue and updated throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Upstarts\u003c\/i\u003e takes us deep into the origins—and controversy—of these new titans of business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046573293808,"sku":"9780316388412","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316388412_p0.jpg?v=1769889875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316388412","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}