Architects of the Web: 1,000 Days that Built the Future of Business

by Robert H. Reid

"A terrific book that captures the explosion of creativity and business evolution at the center of the Internet phenomenon. A tantalizing mix of diverse players with utopian visions, animated by equal parts aggression and delight. A true saga of our time."-James F. Moore author, The Death of Competition; Chairman, Geo Partners Research Inc.

Architects of the Web presents the dynamic history of the Web's creation and evolution-as well as its emergence as a dynamic business tool-through revealing profiles of its architects, the brilliant minds who have helped thrust the Web onto desktops and corporate agendas around the world. A diverse, ambitious group, the architects of the Web
* Marc Andreessen, Netscape
* Ariel Poler, I/PRO
* Rob Glaser, Progressive Networks Andrew Anker, HotWired
* Kim Polese, Marimba
* Halsey Minor, C/NET
* Mark Pesce, VRML
* Jerry Yang, Yahoo!

Genres: History, Business, Science, Nonfiction, Startup

416 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 1997

Reviews

[Nicholas Moryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was written a little too early (late 1996) to have true insight into the impact of the web. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the selection of interviewees. While it's interesting hearing about Marc Andreessen and Jerry Yang, other subjects who were important at the time (Ari Poler, Halsey Minor, Kim Polese) haven't had as wide-spread or lasting of an impact over a longer term. (Although, some of their technologies were interesting or early indicators of things that were yet to come.) Moderately interesting as a historical document, but not a book I would prioritize reading.