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Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0

by Sarah Lacy

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The captivating story of the mavericks who emerged from the dot-com rubble to found the multibillion-dollar companies taking the Web into the twenty-first century Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good is the story of the entrepreneurs who learned their lesson from the Internet bust of 2000 and in recent years have created groundbreaking new Web companies. The second iteration of the dot-coms, dubbed Web 2.0, is all about bringing people together. Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace unite friends online; YouTube lets anyone post videos for the world to see; Digg allows Internet users to vote on the most relevant news of the day; Six Apart sells software that enables bloggers to post their viewpoints online; and Slide helps people customize their virtual selves. Business reporter Sarah Lacy brings to light the entire Web 2.0 scene: the wide-eyed but wary entrepreneurs, the hated venture capitalists, the bloggers fueling the hype, the programmers coding through the night, the twenty-something millionaires, and the Internet "fan boys" eager for all the promises to come true.… (more)
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I have a soft spot for this kind of book, I guess it's my alternative to soap - high tech gossip. I'm always fascinated by the lives behind successful entrepreneurs.However, entertaining as this was, it did leave me feeling a little disappointed. The detail behind the main characters are thin, and mostly deal with successes, when they were successful. It also gives the impression of Silicon Valley being just a small group of incestuous friends (which it may be!). I guess I would have just liked more depth on the stories contained, although many of them still remain to be played out.Overall a good read, shedding light on the renewed life in Silicon Valley with the rise of Web 2.0 ( )
  ennui2342 | Jan 7, 2010 |
If you follow tech companies and start-ups, you will enjoy this book. Basically the book is a collection of profiles of both businesses and the people behind them. Lacy does a great job of laying out a clear map of how the internet has spawned some of the coolest online apps and services.

She also does a good job of introducing us to the brains behind such places as Facebook, Digg, PayPal, Six Apart, etc. I really enjoyed getting to know some of the history and connections behind all the names that I have heard over and over for the past 5 years, as all these geeks become millionaires.

If you're the kind of person that keeps up with what Google is doing or joining the ranks against the new Facebook design, you'll digg (hah!) this book. ( )
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The captivating story of the mavericks who emerged from the dot-com rubble to found the multibillion-dollar companies taking the Web into the twenty-first century Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good is the story of the entrepreneurs who learned their lesson from the Internet bust of 2000 and in recent years have created groundbreaking new Web companies. The second iteration of the dot-coms, dubbed Web 2.0, is all about bringing people together. Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace unite friends online; YouTube lets anyone post videos for the world to see; Digg allows Internet users to vote on the most relevant news of the day; Six Apart sells software that enables bloggers to post their viewpoints online; and Slide helps people customize their virtual selves. Business reporter Sarah Lacy brings to light the entire Web 2.0 scene: the wide-eyed but wary entrepreneurs, the hated venture capitalists, the bloggers fueling the hype, the programmers coding through the night, the twenty-something millionaires, and the Internet "fan boys" eager for all the promises to come true.

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