Valley Boy by Tom Perkins
Now in paperback, the honest, insightful and humorous memoir from one of the original dragons - Tom Perkins who gave his name to one of Silicon Valley's most iconic partnerships, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who helped found and finance such famous companies as Tandem, Compaq, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Amazon and Google: described by "The Economist" as one of 'American venture capital's founding fathers. This book is full of accounts of the diverse episodes of his life, both personal and professional: his marriage to romance novelist Danielle Steel; his famous vintage car collection; being tried for manslaughter in France and his sensational, high tech 130ft yacht The Maltese Falcon - one of the largest privately owned clippers in the world and the subject of its own book!Known for his idiosyncratic ideas and Midas touch, Tom Perkins, described by "Newsweek" as 'a titan of American business', is one of the business world's most intriguing figures. In "Valley Boy" he presents 'The truth as I see it, unvarnished, and as beautiful or ugly as you may find it' and offers a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most exciting and dynamic periods of technological and corporate development, revealing his involvement in the creation of American industries no one could have dreamed of a century ago.
A"Tom Perkins is a man of extraordinary passions, among them deals, venture capital, entrepreneurs, ocean racing, vintage cars, and extraordinary womenValley Boy is a heady mix of picaresque adventure and high finance - more fun than most novels - told in a charming, intimate style as if you were a privileged guest on one of Tom's legendary yachts.A" James Stewart, author of the bestselling Den of ThievesA"Perkins's account of the egos and tensions at play in the HP boardroom in early 2006 makes for an entertaining read.He writes with boyish enthusiasm and self-deprecating humour about his love of fast cars; his quest to build the Maltese Falcon, the world's most advanced sailing yacht; his fleeting marriage to Danielle Steele, the romantic novelist; his conviction for manslaughter in France after a disastrous yachting accident; and his own novel-writing project Sex and the Single Zillionaire."The Financial Times, 3 December 2007
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857885170 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857885171 |
| Title | Valley Boy |
| Author | Tom Perkins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2008-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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