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Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley

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by Antonio García Martínez

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How much swearing and graphic sex is in this book? I'm looking for a tech related book for my 15 year old.
Tarun Gogineni It won't be anything he/she hasn't seen before. I'd say go for it and let your kid get a head start on understanding the way the world works.

This stor…moreIt won't be anything he/she hasn't seen before. I'd say go for it and let your kid get a head start on understanding the way the world works.

This story cuts right through the bullshit and the bromides to get you to see how obscene fortunes are accumulated off the back of other people's work and sheer dumb luck.

The stories entrepreneurs tell are usually scrubbed and white-washed tales of high-minded ideals and clarity of will triumphing over the evil corporate opponents. Chaos Monkeys is perhaps one of the only books that admits the simple fact that everything in Silicon Valley (and maybe everywhere else) is driven first and foremost by self-interest and greed.

It's a breath of fresh air in a world populated by people writing their own press releases.
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