Book Review: The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin As someone with a keen interest in the intersection of technology and culture, The Contrarian drew me in with its promise to peel back the layers on one of Silicon Valley’s most enigmatic figures, Peter Thiel. Author Max Chafkin, a …
A Cautionary Tale of Ambition: My Thoughts on Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman As a book blogger with a soft spot for tales of troubled unicorns, Reeves Wiedeman’s Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of WeWork jumped off the shelf and straight into my weekend reading. Having lived through the 90s …
Discovering the Chaos of Dissolution by Nicholas Binge When I first stumbled upon Dissolution by Nicholas Binge, I was drawn in by its intriguing premise. A speculative fiction that promises the unexpected can either be a delightful rollercoaster or a perplexing headache. I figured, why not dive in? What I discovered was a whirlwind of …
A Dive into the Madness of Modern Entrepreneurship: My Thoughts on The Cult of We When I stumbled upon The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell, I instinctively felt the need to dive deep into a narrative that sounded both intriguing and infuriating. Having …
Review of Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fig… by Dan McCrum When I first laid eyes on Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fig…, I couldn’t help but feel a magnetic pull towards it. Dan McCrum, a seasoned journalist with the Financial Times, promises a riveting …
Book Review: House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou As a tech enthusiast, the rise of Huawei has always fascinated me—like watching a thrilling, high-stakes drama unfold on a global stage. When I stumbled upon Eva Dou’s House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company, …