The Internet Entrepreneurs: Business Rules Are Good: Break Them - Couverture souple

Price, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0273649213 ISBN 13 : 9780273649212

Editeur : FT.com, 2000

Synopsis

It takes guts to lose money. Particularly when it's other peoples. Especially when it adds up to $4 billion.

That is roughly the sum the 13 internet entrepreneurs featured in this book lost in 1999. Maybe the pain is eased by the knowledge that despite these hefty losses, the 12 companies had a combined market capitalization of $170bn, giving the 13 entrepreneurs a combined wealth of more than $35bn.

The people in this book represent the leading managers in the Internet industry. They are quizzed about their strategies, their motivations and their ambitions at this crucial point in the evolution of the new medium.

Bob Davis - Lycos Searching Out The Next Deal

Jerry Yang - Yahoo Underlining That Size Matters

Jay Walker - Priceline Storming The Barricades Of Commerce

Jim Barksdale - Netscape Proof that Adult Supervision Works

Jeff Bezos - Amazon Building The Net's Biggest Brand

Christos Cotsakos - E*Trade Courage Under Fire

David Hayden - Critical Path Innovation As A Way Of Life

Steve Kirsch - Infoseek Altruism Born Of Technology Talent

Rod Schrock - AltaVista From Big Business To Net Start-Up

Joe Kraus - Excite Passion And Commitment To A Business Ideal

Candice Carpenter and Nancy Evans - iVillage A Different Vision Of Net Success

Pierre Omidyar - eBay Bidding To Distance The Competition

 

These are the original internet business gurus, and their views on how they got there, and, crucially, where web business is going next. This title is essential reading for everyone in e-World.

Rules are good: these people break them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Price was the information technology correspondent of the Financial Times, until March 2000. Prior to that, he held a variety of editorial posts over a ten-year period for the FT, Including financial reporter, where he specialised in the media and communications industries. He is currently editor of Eonews.net, a financial services web site. The Internet Entrepreneurs is his first book. He lives and works in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

It takes guts to lose money. Particularly when it"s $4 billion of other peoples" money. That is roughly the sum the 13 internet entrepreneurs featured in this book lost in one year. It takes enormous bravery to keep on course when the business is hemorrhaging cash, your investors need constant reassuring, the workforce craves inspiration and venture capitalist demand nearly all your equity. You have to break a lot of rules.This is the group of foresighted and far-sighted entrepreneurs have taken risks to seize the high ground, and here is a rare opportunity to discover their strategies and ambitions at this crucial point in the evolution of a new world of business. Inside front flap:The internet has already revolutionized some industries - many others are set to go the same way. These entrepreneurs have been quick to take up the challenge, and the first to break the rules of business as usual. The people in this book represent the leading lights of the internet industry, and they will be the first to tackle the big questions of the new economy for entrepreneurs and investors alike. How sustainable are the new business models? How will old world competition respond? Will the web genuinely transform the business landscape?Here they are quizzed about their strategies, their motivations and their ambitions at this crucial point in the evolution of the new medium, and in these pages reveal the particular mixes of influences, beliefs and experiences that have placed them at the vanguard of the internet revolution. Bob Davis - Lycos Searching Out the Next DealJerry Yang - Yahoo Underlining That Size MattersJay Walker - Priceline Storming The Barricades Of CommerceJim Barksdale - Netscape Proof That Adult Supervision Works Jeff Bezos - Amazon Building The Net"s Biggest BrandChristos Cotsakos - E*Trade Courage Under FireDavid Hayden - Critical Path Innovation As a Way Of LifeSteve Kirsch - Infoseek Altruism Born Of Technology TalenRod Schrock - AltVista From Big Business To Net Start-UpJoe Kraus - Excite Passion and Commitment To A Business IdealCandice Carpenter and Nancy Evans - iVillage A Different Vision of Net SuccessPierre Omidyar - eBay Bidding To Distance The CompetitionThis is their story. This is how they see the future. These are their new rules."Outstanding. Price"s book reveals chapter-by-chapter how these pioneers of the Internet defied business logic to get to the top. A wonderful addition to our understanding of the new economy."Dominic Rushe, Sunday Times"A fascinating account of how the biggest names on the Web made their millions."Paul Murphy, The GuardianA must-read for every budding internet entrepreneur." Christine Buckley, The Times"Completely compelling." Andrew Baxter, Financial Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: FT.com
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0273649213
• ISBN 13: 9780273649212
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible