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# 4.4/5 star rating 365K+ sales rank 1,535+ reviews The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley

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> 🚀 Dive into the blueprint of the new Silicon Valley revolution!

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## Key Features

- • **Millennial Must-Read:** Perfect for professionals craving insights on tech-driven market disruption.
- • **From Garage to Global:** Discover how two startups became giants without owning traditional assets.
- • **Data-Driven Storytelling:** Backed by 1,500+ reviews, this book offers a compelling, objective narrative.
- • **Controversy Meets Innovation:** Explore the bold strategies that challenged governments and legacy businesses worldwide.
- • **Inside the Disruptors' Playbook:** Unpack how Uber and Airbnb rewrote the rules of entire industries.

## Overview

‘The Upstarts’ chronicles the meteoric rise of Uber and Airbnb, revealing how these tech giants disrupted traditional industries through innovation, controversy, and relentless ambition. With over 1,500 reviews and a solid 4.4-star rating, this book offers a compelling, data-backed narrative perfect for professionals eager to understand the future of business.

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Review: New era of DOT com plus , plus ,plus. - Airbnb became the biggest hotel company on the planet within 8 years of starting, yet is possesses no actual hotel rooms. Uber is among the world’s largest car services yet it does not own any vehicles or employ any professional drivers. Both businesses were enabled by Steve Jobs decision to allow Apps on the iphone. Uber depends upon Google Maps for navigation. They both appeal to the young and computer literate. Yet Brian Chesky and Travis Kalanick, CEO’s of Airbnb and Uber, have not disrupted their respective industries by clever IT alone in the pattern to previous dot com wonders like Google and Facebook. Yes, they have raised multiple millions whilst continuing to trade at astounding losses. Yes, they have positioned their companies in the context of dramatic progress for humanity. But they have aggressively taken on what they regard as vested interests, and methodically entered each individual city and recruited armies of engineers, drivers, hosts, lobbyists and lawmakers to their ventures. Both companies experience has been marked by nonstop controversy. Uber aggressively challenged restrictions, licensing and fierce resistance from authorities and taxi companies in every city in which they launched. They sidestepped laws requiring rigorous driver training and government licences. Airbnb attempted to be more conciliatory with hotel authorities as they encountered laws in every city designed to thwart illegal hoteliers. But in Nathan Blecharczyk they had one of the best on line marketeers the world has ever seen or a nefarious “black hat” operator depending upon your viewpoint. Both companies undercut prices of existing operations whist avoiding taxes and continuing t operate at losses no conventional business can sustain. Both companies put enormous resources into public relations. Travis’s Law was coined “Our product was so superior to the status quo that if we give people the opportunity to see it or try it, in any place in the world where government has to be at least somewhat responsive to the people, they will demand it and defend its right to exist” Brad Stone tells the story in a compelling , yet objective way, of how both companies have broken the mould in their respective industries..He fairly describes the uneven playing field and dubious practices as well as the sheer bottle, hardwork and impressive organisation of the two companies. Will they ever become viable? We shall see.
Review: Interesting tale of giants! - I stumbled on this book and didn’t regret, fascinating insights interesting the upstarts and how dis similar paths were so connected. Great overview of how these businesses became who they are today

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 364,013 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 265 in E-Commerce (Books) 778 in Starting a Business 5,369 in Engineering & Technology |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,535 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ New era of DOT com plus , plus ,plus.
*by M***N on 26 February 2017*

Airbnb became the biggest hotel company on the planet within 8 years of starting, yet is possesses no actual hotel rooms. Uber is among the world’s largest car services yet it does not own any vehicles or employ any professional drivers. Both businesses were enabled by Steve Jobs decision to allow Apps on the iphone. Uber depends upon Google Maps for navigation. They both appeal to the young and computer literate. Yet Brian Chesky and Travis Kalanick, CEO’s of Airbnb and Uber, have not disrupted their respective industries by clever IT alone in the pattern to previous dot com wonders like Google and Facebook. Yes, they have raised multiple millions whilst continuing to trade at astounding losses. Yes, they have positioned their companies in the context of dramatic progress for humanity. But they have aggressively taken on what they regard as vested interests, and methodically entered each individual city and recruited armies of engineers, drivers, hosts, lobbyists and lawmakers to their ventures. Both companies experience has been marked by nonstop controversy. Uber aggressively challenged restrictions, licensing and fierce resistance from authorities and taxi companies in every city in which they launched. They sidestepped laws requiring rigorous driver training and government licences. Airbnb attempted to be more conciliatory with hotel authorities as they encountered laws in every city designed to thwart illegal hoteliers. But in Nathan Blecharczyk they had one of the best on line marketeers the world has ever seen or a nefarious “black hat” operator depending upon your viewpoint. Both companies undercut prices of existing operations whist avoiding taxes and continuing t operate at losses no conventional business can sustain. Both companies put enormous resources into public relations. Travis’s Law was coined “Our product was so superior to the status quo that if we give people the opportunity to see it or try it, in any place in the world where government has to be at least somewhat responsive to the people, they will demand it and defend its right to exist” Brad Stone tells the story in a compelling , yet objective way, of how both companies have broken the mould in their respective industries..He fairly describes the uneven playing field and dubious practices as well as the sheer bottle, hardwork and impressive organisation of the two companies. Will they ever become viable? We shall see.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting tale of giants!
*by A***L on 4 August 2018*

I stumbled on this book and didn’t regret, fascinating insights interesting the upstarts and how dis similar paths were so connected. Great overview of how these businesses became who they are today

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast paced and a good read
*by A***S on 6 February 2017*

Well written and enjoyable storytelling. Did a good job weaving the stories of two seperate companies into a single narrative. Would have been good to get an expanded view of the initial trough of sorrow period though, rather than an even weighing to all periods of the company history. But that's just a personal preference as I found that chapter the most interesting by far. All in all a good read.

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