Logo

How We Got Here: A Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and Markets

Large book cover: How We Got Here: A Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and Markets

How We Got Here: A Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and Markets
by

Publisher: Collins Business
ISBN/ASIN: 0060840978
ISBN-13: 9780060840976
Number of pages: 272

Description:
Best-selling author Andy Kessler ties up the loose ends from his provocative book, Running Money, with this history of breakthrough technology and the markets that funded them. Expanding on themes first raised in his tour de force, Running Money, Andy Kessler unpacks the entire history of Silicon Valley and Wall Street, from the Industrial Revolution to computers, communications, money, gold and stock markets. These stories cut (by an unscrupulous editor) from the original manuscript were intended as a primer on the ways in which new technologies develop from unprofitable curiosities to essential investments. Indeed, How We Got Here is the book Kessler wishes someone had handed him on his first day as a freshman engineering student at Cornell or on the day he started on Wall Street. This book connects the dots through history to how we got to where we are today.

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(PDF, registration required)

Similar books

Book cover: Communicating with TechnologyCommunicating with Technology
by - Bookboon
This book is designed to introduce readers to the communication process and the competencies required to communicate digitally in professional settings. Special attention is given to developing career readiness skills required to secure employment.
(14088 views)
Book cover: Effective Communication SkillsEffective Communication Skills
by - BookBoon
This book introduces the reader to what being an outstanding communicator is all about. Understanding what effective communications actually are, how information is processed by your brain, how to get your point across, how to build rapport, etc.
(20888 views)
Book cover: Internal Communication Management: Individual and Organizational OutcomesInternal Communication Management: Individual and Organizational Outcomes
by - BookBoon
Contents: Individual outcomes (Commitment, Trust, Development, Motivation, Buying in, Engagement, Loyalty, Empowerment); Organizational outcomes (Corporate reputation, Innovation, Knowledge sharing, Ethical relationships, Competitive advantage).
(14269 views)
Book cover: Public Speaking: Principles and PracticePublic Speaking: Principles and Practice
by - The Macmillan Company
This book is designed to set forth the main principles of effective platform delivery, and to provide a large body of material for practice. It may be used to form a separate course of study, or a course running parallel with a course in debating.
(12652 views)