Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B019MMUAAQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Others who have toiled in tech will recognize some universal truths: for example, that despite the great wealth, most are not in it for the money so much as the mission; Facebook, Garcia Martinez asserts, was a “church of a new religion,” its practitioners true believers. This is not a whodunit (we know who did – Zuckerberg, those rowing twins, and assorted Harvard frenemies) so much as a procedural, a chronicle by the data-guru who was eventually forced out of Facebook (he went to Twitter) – but not
"Amazingly accurate coverage of Facebook's internal culture, the good, the bad, and the ugly. (Plus much, much more!)" according to C. Goolsbee. I worked at Facebook from 2010 until 2015, and until now I have never seen the inner machinations as accurately portrayed as they are in 'Chaos Monkeys'. Facebook very carefully maintains a public relations campaign (almost more internally focused than external) to convince the world it is the best place to work… ever. In reality it is just like any other large company, with plenty of political intrigue, infighting, silo-building, and collateral damage. Sure, the mini-kitchens have organic bananas, and pistachios tha. Pray for the soul of Antonio Garcia Martinez This is about as unfiltered as well as lucid an account of life as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur can be. It comes off very authentically. The writing is excellent with even his wide ranging quotes well chosen and inserted without the usual smug pretentiousness. Despite several bits of self justification he doesn't place himself above others. This is Liar's Poker for Silicon Valley, not the usual techno elitist promotional drivel. Along the way it is also a fairly educational look at the consumer internet industry, particula. Veljko Skarich said Insightful, hilarious and accurate take on the insanity of silicon valley. Chaos Monkeys is a bargain, since you are really getting four books in one. First, our lucky reader is treated to a Sherman-style total war on the vanities and conceits of the tech elite. For the hater in all of us, it is uncompromised, savage delight. He particularly takes aim at noxious myth of meritocracy in the valley. As anywhere, those educated at the right places, and taught the right diction and manner of speaking rise to the top. For whatever reason, people in silicon valley seem to need reminding of this fairly of
Tech entrepreneurs are society’s chaos monkeys, disruptors testing and transforming every aspect of our lives, from transportation (Uber) and lodging (AirBnB) to television (Netflix) and dating (Tinder). Forced out in the wake of an internal product war over the future of the company’s monetization strategy, García Martínez eventually landed at rival Twitter. Infrastructure engineers use a software version of this “chaos monkey” to test online services’ robustness—their ability to survive random failure and correct mistakes before they actually occur. Clearly there will be people who hate this book — which is probably one of the things that makes it such a great read.”— Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times“Eye-popping.”— Vanity FairLiar’s Poker meets The Social Network in an irreverent exposé of life inside the tech bubble, from industry provocateur Antonio García Martínez, a former Twitter ad