Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure

by Jerry Kaplan

Business & EconomicsAvailable

Available in: Chisinau, Moldova

Penguin · 1995 · English

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A firsthand account of Jerry Kaplan's experience founding GO Corporation, a pioneering pen-based computing company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The memoir chronicles the roller-coaster journey of raising venture capital, competing against tech giants like Microsoft and IBM, and ultimately failing despite innovative technology. It offers candid insights into Silicon Valley's startup culture, the emotional highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and valuable lessons about building and losing a company.

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