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Starting Something
An entrepreneur’s tale of control, confrontation and corporate culture
Wayne McVicker |
December 17, 2007 |
By Reg Nordman
Thanks to Victor Jones for passing this book along. If you wanted to read a definitive true story about pre dotcom, bubble and post bubble trials and tribulations, this is the one, since at the end they built a solid profitable company. I chuckled at all the characters that McVickers met with the language that was used when reason left the industry to be totally replaced/driven by greed.
For those of us lucky enough to enjoy that whole wild ride, this book brings it all back. The start-up struggles and financing on debt. Placing bets on directions with your own well being/family. The people are all there, reluctant angels, greedy guys, lazy guys, arrogant and humble types, disaster hires, reluctant hires wanting a big piece of the action, VCs, investment bankers, handlers, hold-up artists, PR pros, Barney deal makers, aggressive and competitive cos and their VCs, take-no-prisoners sales guys/CEOs. This is all played out from the point of view of a fairly humble technical guy who just wanted to do something good. And the money stories; they all were happening. This is well written, easy to follow and a good pleasurable read. If you are in start-up and looking for something big, read this one!
Starting Something
An entrepreneur’s tale of control, confrontation and corporate culture
Wayne McVicker
2005
ISBN 9781932881028. |
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