false 2288436 1 <B>The captivating story of the mavericks who emerged from the dotcom rubble to found the multibillion-dollar companies taking the Web into the twenty-first century</B><BR><BR> Everyone has heard the story of the Internet Bubble. Beginning with Netscape’s IPO in 1996, billions flowed into Internet startups, and companies with no revenues and shaky business plans earned sky-high valuations on Wall Street. It was the era of paper millionaires, $800 office chairs, and Super Bowl ads for dotcoms. Then in 2000 the Bubble burst, with the NASDAQ losing 75 percent of its value and hundreds of companies closing up shop. It was all written off to “irrational exuberance,” and everyone moved on.<BR><BR> <I>Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good</I> is the story of the entrepreneurs who learned their lesson from the bust and in recent years have created groundbreaking new Web companies. The second iteration of the dotcoms—dubbed Web 2.0—is all about bringing people together. Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace unite friends online; YouTube lets anyone posts videos for the world to see; Digg.com allows Internet users to vote on the most relevant news of the day; Six Apart sells software that enables bloggers to post their viewpoints online; and Slide helps people customize their virtual selves.<BR><BR> Business reporter Sarah Lacy brings to light the entire Web 2.0 scene: the wide-eyed but wary entrepreneurs, the hated venture capitalists, the bloggers fueling the hype, the programmers coding through the night, the twenty-something millionaires, and the Internet “fan boys” eager for all the promises to come true. 2294643 15 5 2008 Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 total:85|5:13|4:30|3:26|2:14|1:2| 85 293 175 28 3 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:03:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 14:25:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 21:01:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 23:35:22 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 06:10:40 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 02:23:18 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun May 10 09:59:13 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:04:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 11:28:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:31:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 27 16:46:24 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:48:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 08:41:57 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 01:49:04 -0700 2008
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For those in the industry, this book will reveal some small stories you've yet to hear. With its tales of heroes and anti-heroes, entrepreneurs and venture capita...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 15:18:15 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 15:19:34 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 09:09:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 08:14:18 -0700 2008
However, entertaining as this was, it did leave me feeling a little disappointed. The detail behind the main characters are...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:26:01 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:29:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:33:15 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:35:10 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Apr 09 13:51:47 -0700 2009 Fri Dec 19 07:52:19 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 09 13:51:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:54:43 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:54:43 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 12:02:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 12:06:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 08:41:53 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 08:43:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 08 10:01:35 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 10:01:35 -0700 2008
I blogged about it, so I won't go into huge detail: http://janyxu.com/2008/06/09/lucky/]]> 3 0 true false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:58:48 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 13:15:46 -0700 2009 1 2 0 true false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 17:42:44 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 17:48:23 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Aug 03 18:59:51 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 08 08:45:15 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 05:45:46 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 12:19:48 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2288436