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Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft
Paul Allen
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Description for Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft
Paperback. What's it like to start a revolution? How do you build the biggest tech company in the world? And why do you walk away from it all? Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft. Together he and Bill Gates turned an idea - writing software - into a company and then an entire industry. This title tells the story of how it came about. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
What's it like to start a revolution? How do you build the biggest tech company in the world? And why do you walk away from it all? Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft. Together he and Bill Gates turned an idea - writing software - into a company and then an entire industry. This is the story of how it came about: two young mavericks who turned technology on its head, the bitter battles as each tried to stamp his vision on the future and the ruthless brilliance and fierce commitment.
What's it like to start a revolution? How do you build the biggest tech company in the world? And why do you walk away from it all? Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft. Together he and Bill Gates turned an idea - writing software - into a company and then an entire industry. This is the story of how it came about: two young mavericks who turned technology on its head, the bitter battles as each tried to stamp his vision on the future and the ruthless brilliance and fierce commitment.
Product Details
Publisher
Portfolio Penguin
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241953716
SKU
V9780241953716
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About Paul Allen
Paul Allen (1953-2018) was the billionaire technologist and philanthropist who cofounded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975. He was also the chairman of Vulcan Inc. and founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. During his life he owned various sports teams including the Seattle Seahawks, the Portland Trail Blazers and co-owned the Seattle Sounders pro soccer team. He lived ... Read more
Reviews for Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft
Riveting reading
Observer
He, and a tiny club of others, literally invented the twenty-first century
Bono A founding father of the modern information age . . . provides a fascinating insight into the ironies of capitalism
The Times
A fascinating tale of the early days of the software industry
Financial Times
Highly readable, ... Read more
Observer
He, and a tiny club of others, literally invented the twenty-first century
Bono A founding father of the modern information age . . . provides a fascinating insight into the ironies of capitalism
The Times
A fascinating tale of the early days of the software industry
Financial Times
Highly readable, ... Read more