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The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest: A Silicon Valley Novel (original 1997; edition 1997)

by Po Bronson

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In the basement of a distinguished research lab, Andy Caspar's engineering talents are being ignored. But his chance to become an Ironman appears when the chief engineer sets Andy up a long-neglected project - to design a computer that can sell for only $300. Matters then take a dangerous turn.
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Title:The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest: A Silicon Valley Novel
Authors:Po Bronson
Info:Random House (1997), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 291 pages
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I feel that in this book, Bronson has humanized Silicon Valley to an extent. The main characters in this book are actually fleshed out characters and not stereotyped uber-geeks.

Some of the other reviewers said that the book glosses over the technical aspects of computers too much. I disagree. I don't think Bronson dumbed down the computer explanations as much as summarized them in normal language. Having a lot of technical info in this book would detract from the main thing, which is the story.

All in all, Bronson has written a fine book. The book has lots of twists and turns and is a page turned until the end. ( )
  reenum | Nov 1, 2020 |
"Andy Caspar is a lowly research engineer in Silicon Valley, but not for long if he can help it. His goal is to become an ""ironman"" -- the kind of guy who builds companies that change the world, like Apple, Netscape, Intel.
But right now he's at an outfit called Omega Logic, pouring his heart into a new project, without the slightest idea that his own dreams are irrelevant to the titanic power struggle raging a couple of levels above him on the corporate flowchart.
What happens to Andy Caspar is hilarious, brutal, absurd, outrageous, and mesmerizing -- as Po Bronson masterfully lays the computer industry open for all to see in the pages of this dazzling, utterly addictive novel."
  rajendran | Jun 2, 2006 |
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In the basement of a distinguished research lab, Andy Caspar's engineering talents are being ignored. But his chance to become an Ironman appears when the chief engineer sets Andy up a long-neglected project - to design a computer that can sell for only $300. Matters then take a dangerous turn.

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